Onsite Talk: Canova’s Three Graces and the V&A
Art historian Malcolm Baker discusses Canova's masterpiece and the campaign to save it in the 1990s.
Antonio Canova (1757 – 1822) is considered the greatest Neoclassical sculptor of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Praised across Europe for his carving skills and the subtlety of his marble surfaces, the Italian sculptor quickly became the most celebrated artist of his day. Canova broke with the Baroque tradition, developing a groundbreaking new aesthetic inspired by classical Antiquity.
Read more Read lessArt historian Malcolm Baker discusses Canova's masterpiece and the campaign to save it in the 1990s.