Title

"Model of the Monument to Vittorio Alfieri", by Antonio Canova

Caption

"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./Accademia di Belle Arti, Carrara (MS), Toscana - Tuscany, Italia - Italy

Date

Apr 30, 2013

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A09_393

License type

Rights managed

Available size

93,3Mb (4,6Mb) / 16,4in x 22,0in / 4928 x 6614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ritratto Portrait Arte Art Opera d'arte Artwork Neoclassicismo Neoclassicism Antonio Canova XIX secolo XIX Century L'Ottocento The 19th Century Scultura Sculpture Statua Statue Donna Woman Figura femminile Female Figure Matrona Matron Monumento funebre Memorial Monumento Monument Vittorio Alfieri Sarcofago Sarcophagus Gesso Plaster Pianto Crying Lutto Grief Tristezza Sadness Allegoria Allegory Festone Garland Ritratto Portrait

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