Ghigo Roli photographer

The Age of Canova and Thorvaldsen

The masterpieces of art between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the sculptures by Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen and the works by other protagonists of the neoclassical age such as Pietro Tenerani, Camillo Pacetti, Vincenzo Camuccini, Xavier Fabre, Angelika Kauffmann and Francesco Hayez.

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1861, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), realised by Georg Christian Freund, Carrara marble statue.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1861, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 184...

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"Feeding the Hungry", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Detail.

"Feeding the Hungry", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Feeding the Hungry", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Feeding the Hungry", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Teaching to Ignorant", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Detail.

"Teaching to Ignorant", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 18...

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"Teaching to Ignorant", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Teaching to Ignorant", 1795, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 18...

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"Socrates drinks the cup of hemlock", 1787-90, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Socrates drinks the cup of hemlock", 1787-90, by Antonio...

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"Crito closing Socrates Eyes", 1790-92, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Detail.

"Crito closing Socrates Eyes", 1790-92, by Antonio Canova...

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"Crito closing Socrates Eyes", 1790-92, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Crito closing Socrates Eyes", 1790-92, by Antonio Canova...

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"Socrates bidding Farewell to his Family", 1787-90, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Socrates bidding Farewell to his Family", 1787-90, by Ant...

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"Achilles delivers Briseis to Agamemnon's Heralds", 1787-90, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Achilles delivers Briseis to Agamemnon's Heralds", 1787-90...

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"Hecuba and the Trojan women offering the Peplum to Athena", 1790-92, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Hecuba and the Trojan women offering the Peplum to Athena"...

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"Death of Priam ", 1787-90, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Death of Priam ", 1787-90, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Detail.

"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova...

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"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Detail.

"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova...

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"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Detail.

"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova...

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"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Dance of Alcinous' Children ", 1790-2, by Antonio Canova...

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"Return of Telemachus to Ithaca and meeting with Penelope", 1787-90, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Return of Telemachus to Ithaca and meeting with Penelope",...

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"Justice", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Justice", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

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"Charity", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Charity", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

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"Hope", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Hope", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

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"Horace Vernet", 1832-3, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble bust.

"Horace Vernet", 1832-3, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844...

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"The Sheperd Boy", 1817, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), plaster.

"The Sheperd Boy", 1817, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844...

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"Nessus Abducting Deianira", 1821-3, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Nessus Abducting Deianira", 1821-3, by Bertel Thorvaldsen...

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"The Apotheosis of Napoleon", 1830, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"The Apotheosis of Napoleon", 1830, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (...

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"The Apotheosis of Napoleon", 1830, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"The Apotheosis of Napoleon", 1830, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (...

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"Pope Pius VII", 1804-5 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble. Detail of the mozzetta.

"Pope Pius VII", 1804-5 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), mar...

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"Pope Pius VII", 1804-5 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble.

"Pope Pius VII", 1804-5 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), mar...

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"Domenico Cimarosa", 1822 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble.

"Domenico Cimarosa", 1822 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), m...

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"Seated Antonio Canova with his arm aourn the Phidian Herma of Jupiter", 1818-22, by Giovanni Ceccarini (1790 - 1861), marble.

"Seated Antonio Canova with his arm aourn the Phidian Herma...

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"Colossal Bust of Leopoldo Cicognara", 1818-22, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble.

"Colossal Bust of Leopoldo Cicognara", 1818-22, by Antonio...

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"Antonio Canova", 1809-10, by Gatano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847), marble.

"Antonio Canova", 1809-10, by Gatano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1...

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"Self Portrait", 1810-11, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"Self Portrait", 1810-11, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 184...

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"Self Portrait", 1810-11, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"Self Portrait", 1810-11, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 184...

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"Self-portrait", 1812, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Self-portrait", 1812, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), pl...

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"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail.

"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"The Sheperd Boy", 1823-26, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869), Carrara marble.

"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-18...

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"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869), Carrara marble.

"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-18...

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"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869), Carrara marble.

"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-18...

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"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869), Carrara marble.

"Faun playing the Flute", 1859, by Pietro Tenerani (1789-18...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail of soldiers and horses.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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"Ganymede", 1819-24, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Ganymede", 1819-24, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), m...

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"Ganymede", 1819-24, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble. Detail.

"Ganymede", 1819-24, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), m...

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"Standing Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle", 1819 , di Camillo Pacetti (1758-1826), marble. Detail.

"Standing Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle", 1819 , di Camillo...

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"Standing Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle", 1819 , di Camillo Pacetti (1758-1826), marble.

"Standing Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle", 1819 , di Camillo...

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"Mercury about to kill Argo Panoptes", 1821-29, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble. Detail.

"Mercury about to kill Argo Panoptes", 1821-29, by Bertel T...

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"Mercury about to kill Argo Panoptes", 1821-29, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Mercury about to kill Argo Panoptes", 1821-29, by Bertel T...

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"Francis I of Austria", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Francis I of Austria", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1...

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"Francis I of Austria", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Francis I of Austria", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1...

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"Alexander I", 1820, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Alexander I", 1820, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), m...

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"Alexander I", 1820, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Alexander I", 1820, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), m...

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"Klemens von Metternich", 1819, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Klemens von Metternich", 1819, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"Klemens von Metternich", 1819, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Klemens von Metternich", 1819, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"Wilhelmine Benigna Biron duchess of Sagan", 1818, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble. Detail.

"Wilhelmine Benigna Biron duchess of Sagan", 1818, by Berte...

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"Wilhelmine Benigna Biron duchess of Sagan", 1818, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Wilhelmine Benigna Biron duchess of Sagan", 1818, by Berte...

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"Napoleon", 1804-09, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), Carrara marble bust.

"Napoleon", 1804-09, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), Carr...

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"mars the Peacemaker", 1808-09, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"mars the Peacemaker", 1808-09, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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" Venus rising after her Bath", about 1830, by Mathieu Kessels (1784-1836), marble.

" Venus rising after her Bath", about 1830, by Mathieu Kess...

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"Victorious Venus", 1805-09, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail.

"Victorious Venus", 1805-09, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 -...

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"Victorious Venus", 1805-09, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"Victorious Venus", 1805-09, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 -...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail of soldiers.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1...

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"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1...

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"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1...

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"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Apollino (Young Apollo)", about 1797, by Antonio Canova (1...

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"Apollo crowning Himself", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Apollo crowning Himself", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757...

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"Apollo crowning Himself", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Apollo crowning Himself", 1781-2, by Antonio Canova (1757...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Venus", 1817-20, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble s...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail of the procession with men and boys.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail of the dancers scattering flowers.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail of the procession with men and a horse.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail with a sheperd and a flock.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail with men and a boat.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail with fisherman.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze executed between 1818 and 1828 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844) in Carrara marble.  It is conceived as the meeting between two processions that converge towards the center, that is, towards the figure of Alexander the Great who advances on the chariot led by Victory, followed by his famous steed Bucefalo and his soldiers loaded with booty. In front of the leader, the allegorical figure of Peace, recognizable by the olive branch, precedes the people and the rulers of Babylon, who offer their gifts (horses, lions, panthers ...) to the winner, while dancers scatter flowers in his honor.Detail with dromedary, palm tree and young boys.

""The entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon", a frieze...

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"Theseus fighint against the Centaur Eurytion", 1804-5 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Theseus fighint against the Centaur Eurytion", 1804-5 by An...

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"Theseus fighint against the Centaur Eurytion", 1804-5 by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Theseus fighint against the Centaur Eurytion", 1804-5 by An...

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"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting", 1805-18, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble. Detail of the hand while painting.

"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting", 1805-18, by...

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"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting" 1805-18, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble. Detail.

"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting" 1805-18, by A...

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"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting", 1805-18, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble.

"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting", 1805-18, by...

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"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting", 1805-18, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble.

"Princess Leopoldina Esterhazy while painting", 1805-18, by...

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"The Genius of Liberality crowning Sculpture at the presence of Painting and Architecture", 1788-89, by Giacomo De Maria (1762 - 1838), marble.

"The Genius of Liberality crowning Sculpture at the presenc...

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"The Genius of Liberality crowning Sculpture at the presence of Painting and Architecture", 1788-89, by Giacomo De Maria (1762 - 1838), marble.

"The Genius of Liberality crowning Sculpture at the presenc...

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"The Genius of Arts unveiling Nature as Artemis Ephesia", 1808-10, by Leopold Kiesling (1770 - 1827), marble with some bronze parts.

"The Genius of Arts unveiling Nature as Artemis Ephesia", 1...

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"Dancer", 1817, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), plaster.

"Dancer", 1817, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), plaste...

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"Flora", 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marble. Detail of the rear part.

"Flora", 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marble....

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"Flora", 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marble. Detail.

"Flora", 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marble....

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"Flora", 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marble.

"Flora", 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marble....

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"Young Dancer", before 1845, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble. Detail of the legs.

"Young Dancer", before 1845, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 -...

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"Young Dancer", before 1845, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Young Dancer", before 1845, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 -...

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"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847), marble. Detail of the rear part with the bare shoulders and the chignon.

"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Mon...

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"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847), marble. Detail of one hand.

"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Mon...

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"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847), marble. Detail of the feet.

"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Mon...

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"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847), marble. Detail.

"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Mon...

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"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847), marble.

"Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer)", 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Mon...

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"Marie Louise of Hapsburg as Concordia", 1810, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster.

"Marie Louise of Hapsburg as Concordia", 1810, by Antonio C...

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"Model of the Monument to Vittorio Alfieri", 1806, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), plaster. Above a high oval base, surmounted by a further staircase, decorated with festoons and a dedicatory epigraph, there is the sarcophagus which is decorated the profile portrait of the poet carved on the pediment within a medallion with the inscription "VICTORIVS ALFERIVS ASTENSIS". The mourning figure is an allegory of Italy and mourns the loss of one of his most esteemed children, in the composed and solemn attitude of an ancient matron.

"Model of the Monument to Vittorio Alfieri", 1806, by Anton...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail of Cupid among the Graces' legs.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail of the embrace, and faces and gazes.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail of the embrace and a hand.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail of the embrace, and faces and gazes.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. Detail of the embrace, and faces and gazes.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"Bertel Thorvaldsen wearing the Academy of St. Luc uniform", 1815, by Carl Christian Vogel Von Vogelstein (1788 - 1868), oil on canvas.

"Bertel Thorvaldsen wearing the Academy of St. Luc uniform"...

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"Danish artists at the Osteria La Gensola in Trastevere", 1837, di Ditlev Conrad Blunck (1798 - 1854), oil on canvas.

"Danish artists at the Osteria La Gensola in Trastevere", 1...

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"Bertel Thorvaldsen", 1808, by Vicenzo Camuccini (1771 - 1844), oil on canvas.

"Bertel Thorvaldsen", 1808, by Vicenzo Camuccini (1771 - 18...

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"Antonio Canova", 1822, by Giovanni Battista Lampi (1775 - 1837), oil on canvas.

"Antonio Canova", 1822, by Giovanni Battista Lampi (1775 -...

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"Antonio Canova and the small model of Hercules and Lychas", about 1796, by Angelika Kauffmann (1741 - 1807), oil on canvas.

"Antonio Canova and the small model of Hercules and Lychas"...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"Thorvaldsen's study in Charlottenborg, Copenhagen", 1826, by Johan Vilhelm Gertner (1818 - 1871), oil on canvas.

"Thorvaldsen's study in Charlottenborg, Copenhagen", 1826,...

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"Buffaloes dragging a block of marble destined to Thorvaldsen", 1831, di Friedrich Nerly (o Nehrlich (1807 - 1878), oil on canvas.

"Buffaloes dragging a block of marble destined to Thorvalds...

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"Pope Leo XII visiting Thorvaldsen's great study on the ST. Luc's day, October 18, 1826", 1830, by Hans Ditlev Christian Martens (1795 - 1864), oil on canvas.

"Pope Leo XII visiting Thorvaldsen's great study on the ST....

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"Antonio Canova", (after the self portrait as sculptor), 1799, by Giovanni Martino De Boni (1753 - 1831), etching and engraving.

"Antonio Canova", (after the self portrait as sculptor), 17...

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"Antonio Canova' Study in Rome", about 1785, by Francesco Chiarottini (1748 - 1796), pen drawing, grey and brown ink, grey and brown watercolour, on light blue paper.

"Antonio Canova' Study in Rome", about 1785, by Francesco C...

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"Antonio Canova", (after the painting kept at the Rome Museum), 1806, by Giovanni Martino De Boni (1753 - 1831), etching and engraving.

"Antonio Canova", (after the painting kept at the Rome Muse...

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"Antonio Canova and Giovanni Martino De Boni", (after the painting by De Boni), 1796, by Vincenzo Giaconi (1760 - 1829), etching and engraving.

"Antonio Canova and Giovanni Martino De Boni", (after the p...

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"Self portrait", 1810, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), black chalk on paper.

"Self portrait", 1810, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844),...

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"Self portrait", 1811, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), black chalk and white heightenings.

"Self portrait", 1811, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844),...

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"Self portrait", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), oil on canvas.

"Self portrait", 1792, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), oil...

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"Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparis", 1834, by Aleksandr Andreevic Ivanov (1806 - 1858), oil on canvas.

"Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparis", 1834, by Aleksandr Andree...

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"Winged Cupid (Genius)", 1817, by Francesco Hayez (1791 - 1882), oil on canvas.

"Winged Cupid (Genius)", 1817, by Francesco Hayez (1791 - 1...

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"The Surprise", 1799, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), oil on canvas.

"The Surprise", 1799, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), oil...

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"Hebe as cupbearer of Jupiter's Eagle", 1790, by Gaspare Landi (1756 - 1830), oil on canvas.

"Hebe as cupbearer of Jupiter's Eagle", 1790, by Gaspare L...

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"Giuseppina Grassini as Hebe offering the nectar to Jupiter's eagle", 1791-2, by Gaspare Landi (1756 - 1830), oil on canvas.

"Giuseppina Grassini as Hebe offering the nectar to Jupiter...

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"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble. The rear part.

"The Graces and Cupid", 1820-2, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"Venus orders Psyche to fetch the Waters of the Styx", 1792, by Felice Giani (1758-1823), oil on canvas.

"Venus orders Psyche to fetch the Waters of the Styx", 1792...

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"Psyche", 1808, by Agostino Comerio (1784-1829), oil on canvas.

"Psyche", 1808, by Agostino Comerio (1784-1829), oil on can...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1798, by François Pascal Simon Gérard (1770-1837), oil on canvas.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1798, by François Pascal Simon Gérard...

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"Anton Frederik Tscherning showing the statue of Vulcano to two pesants in the Thorvaldsen Museum", about 1860-5, by Carl Michael Dahl (1812 - 1865), oil on canvas.

"Anton Frederik Tscherning showing the statue of Vulcano to...

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"The reception of Thorvaldsen at the customs on September 17, 1838", 1839-41, by Fritz Westphal (1804-1844), oil on canvas.

"The reception of Thorvaldsen at the customs on September 1...

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"Antonio Canova", 1811, by Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862), oil on canvas.

"Antonio Canova", 1811, by Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862),...

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"Antonio Canova", 1811, by Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862), oil on canvas.

"Antonio Canova", 1811, by Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862),...

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"Ugo Foscolo", 1813, by François - Xavier Fabre (1776 - 1837), oil on canvas.

"Ugo Foscolo", 1813, by François - Xavier Fabre (1776 - 183...

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"Vittorio Alfieri", 1793, by François - Xavier Fabre (1776 - 1837), oil on canvas.

"Vittorio Alfieri", 1793, by François - Xavier Fabre (1776...

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"Antonio Canova", 1812, by François - Xavier Fabre (1776 - 1837), oil on canvas.

"Antonio Canova", 1812, by François - Xavier Fabre (1776 -...

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"Bertel Thorvaldsen", 1815, by Jacob Edvard Munch (1776 - 1839), oil on canvas.

"Bertel Thorvaldsen", 1815, by Jacob Edvard Munch (1776 - 1...

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"Works by Antonio Canova: Fine Amorous Statues", 1841, by Michele Fanoli, lithograph on mounted wove paper.

"Works by Antonio Canova: Fine Amorous Statues", 1841, by M...

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"Works by Antonio Canova: Heroic Subjects inside an Arena", 1842, by Michele Fanoli, lithograph on mounted wove paper.

"Works by Antonio Canova: Heroic Subjects inside an Arena",...

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"Works by Antonio Canova: Portraits in a Pantheon", 1844, by Michele Fanoli, lithograph on mounted wove paper.

"Works by Antonio Canova: Portraits in a Pantheon", 1844, b...

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"The Day" (after Bertel Thorvaldsen), by Adolf Senff (1785 - 1863), oil on canvas.

"The Day" (after Bertel Thorvaldsen), by Adolf Senff (1785...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the faces and the embrace.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the faces and the embrace.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the faces and the embrace.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of feet.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of legs and feet.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the rear part.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the rear part.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Cupid triumphant", 1814-22, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble.

"Cupid triumphant", 1814-22, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 -...

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"Cupid or Love with all his Attributes", 1828, by José Alvarez Bouquel (Bouquet)(1805 - 1830), marble.

"Cupid or Love with all his Attributes", 1828, by José Alva...

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"Mercury brings infant Bacchus to Ino", before 1827, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble relief.

"Mercury brings infant Bacchus to Ino", before 1827, by Ber...

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"Venus consoling Cupid stung by a Bee", before 1827, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble relief.

"Venus consoling Cupid stung by a Bee", before 1827, by Ber...

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"Cupid awakening Psyche", 1810, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Cupid awakening Psyche", 1810, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770...

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"Cupid and Dyonisus", 1824, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble relief.

"Cupid and Dyonisus", 1824, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"Cupid and Anacreon", 1824, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Cupid and Anacreon", 1824, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1795 - 1800, by Johan Tobias Sergel (1740 - 1814), Carrara marble statue.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1795 - 1800, by Johan Tobias Sergel (17...

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"Nemesis recites the Deeds of Men to Jupiter", before 1827, di Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Nemesis recites the Deeds of Men to Jupiter", before 1827,...

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"Hercules receives the Draught of Immortality from Hebe", before 1827, di Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble.

"Hercules receives the Draught of Immortality from Hebe", b...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1806-9, di Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), Carrara marble statue.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1806-9, di Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1845, by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1873), marble statue. Detail of the feet.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1845, by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the rear part.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1845, by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1873), marble statue. Detail.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1845, by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1845, by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1873), marble statue.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1845, by Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the rear part.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the embrace.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)...

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1800-3, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)...

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"Hebe", 1800-5, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marble statue.

"Hebe", 1800-5, by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1844), marbl...

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"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble sta...

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"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble sta...

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"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble sta...

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"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail.

"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble sta...

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"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"Hebe", 1800-5, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble sta...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of a back and a hand.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. Detail of the faces and the embrace.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue.

"The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822...

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Three statuary groups: in the foreground, "The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. At the centre, "The Graces and Cupid", 1820 -22 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) . In the background, "Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer), 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847).

Three statuary groups: in the foreground, "The three Graces...

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Three statuary groups: in the foreground, "The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. At the centre, "The Graces and Cupid", 1820 -22 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) . In the background, "Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer), 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847).

Three statuary groups: in the foreground, "The three Graces...

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Three statuary groups: in the foreground, "The three Graces", 1812-17, by Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822), marble statue. At the centre, "The Graces and Cupid", 1820 -22 by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) . In the background, "Dancing Terpsichore (Dancer), 1820, di Gaetano Matteo Monti (1776 - 1847).

Three statuary groups: in the foreground, "The three Graces...