Paolina borghese as venus victrix, 1808 antonio canova. Pauline bonaparte as venus victrix is a seminude lifesize portrait sculpture by antonio canova located in the borghese gallery. After the great artist antonio canova 17571822 sculpted the now famous statue of napoleon in the late 1700s, napoleons sister, paulina borghese 17801825 wished to be immortalized as well. Not intended for public view was the fulllength figure of paolina borghese, one of canova s most masterly sculptures. Dal nonno, capomastro e scalpellino, imparo i primi elementi del mestiere. Antonio canova s marble statue of napoleons sister paolina borghese bonaparte as venus victorious is the centerpiece of a large canova exhibition at the borghese gallery in rome.
Mar 14, 2014 borghese commissioned a wellknown statue of pauline by the most famous italian sculptor of the time, antonio canova. Antonio canova paolina borghese bonaparte come venere vincitrice. Paolina borghese as venus victorious antonio canova. Gli stretti legami che univano antonio canova a napoleone sono dimostrati dai numerosi ritratti che lartista esegui per limperatore e per i suoi familiari. Paolina borghese as venus victrix by canova, antonio. Apr 28, 2009 paolina bonaparte rappresentata come venere vincitrice, e una scultura neoclassica realizzata nel 1805 dallartista veneto antonio canova. Antonio canova paolina borghese bonaparte come venere vincitrice 18041808 marmo, lunghezza 200 cm roma, galleria borghese descrizione gli stretti legami che univano canova a napoleone sono dimostrati dai numerosi ritratti che lartista esegui per limperatore e per i suoi familiari. Antonio canova originally wanted to cast her as diana, the chaste goddess of the hunt. Paolina borghese bonaparte as venus victorious white marble on a painted wood base sculpture. He was created a marquis for his part in retrieving works of art from paris after napoleons defeat. Antonio canova e il ritratto di paolina bonaparte borghese. Antonio canova, paolina borghese bonaparte come venere vincitrice, 180408, gesso, cm 167 x 68 x 145. The statue was commissioned by her husband, camillo borghese. Antonio canova, paolina borghese come venere vincitrice.
Opera fra le piu celebri e conosciute, il ritratto di paolina bonaparte borghese, sorella di napoleone, e una delle icone dellarte canoviane. Antonio canova, paolina borghese as venus victorious. Description a graceful reproduction of the reclining statue sculpted in marble by antonio canova 17571822 of paolina borghese bonaparte 18051808, carved in 18045. Paolina borghese come venere vincitrice e una scultura neoclassica di antonio canova, eseguita tra il 1804 e il 1808 ed esposta alla galleria borghese di. Descriptionantonio canova, paolina borghese come venere vincitrice, 180408, 06. Pauline bonaparte 20 october 1780 9 june 1825 was an italian noblewoman, the first sovereign duchess of guastalla in italy, an imperial french princess and the princess consort of sulmona and rossano.
May 18, 2011 antonio canova portrayed her between 1805 and 1808, as venus, holding in her hand a small apple, symbol of beauty, offered by paris to the most beautiful. Divina paolina, una tra le piu acclamate sculture di antonio. Italian version below paolina borghese, napoleons sister, is the subject of an iconic sculpture created by antonio canova in 1804, commissioned by prince camillo borghese, and exhibited at the gallery homonymous in rome. Paolina borghese as venus victrix was created in 1808 by antonio canova in neoclassicism style.
The statue depicting pauline bonaparte as venus victrix venus the conqueror was commissioned by her husband, prince camillo borghese, shortly after the couple arrived in rome in 1804. Antonio canova paolina borghese som venus 18041808. Paolina borghese come venere vincitrice canova experience. Pauline bonaparte as venus victrix by antonio canova. Paolina borghese come venere vincitrice, antonio canova 1804 1808. Antonio canova paolina borghese bonaparte come venere vincitrice,1804 1808 gesso, cm 167 x 68 x 145 possagno, gypsotheca e museoantonio canova. Reviving the ancient roman artistic traditions of portrayals of mortal individuals in the guise of the gods, and of the beautiful female form reclining on a couch as most often seen in reclining portrayals of hermaphroditi, it was. Other articles where paolina borghese as venus victrix is discussed. Antonio canova at the art renewal center antonio canova in the web gallery of art wikimedia commons image database world visit guide formerly insecula 1200 years of italian sculpture mostly in italian aict.
Not intended for public view was the fulllength figure of paolina borghese, one of canova. This sculpture is a copy of the famous marble statue depicting paolina borghese made by antonio canova between 1805 and 1808. She decided to pose nude as venus victrix, thus appalling her husband. Napoleon as mars the peacemaker, 1806 antonio canova. Antonio canova, paolina borghese come venere vincitrice 18041808, galleria borghese. Era il 1808 quando antonio canova, il piu grande artista neoclassico, realizzo una delle sue statue piu famose e amate di sempre. Pavanello, lopera completa del canova, rizzoli editore, milano, 1976 m. Paolina bonaparte borghese di antonio canova ado analisi.
Detail, antonio canova, paolina borghese as venus victorious, 180408, white marble, 160 x 192 cm galleria borghese, rome originally, canova was to depict her as diana, the chaste goddess of the moon and the hunt, a role that more would have require her to have been clothed. Paolina borghese sculpture by antonio canova the getty store. The artist was the wellknown sculptor antonio canova 17571822, who also created a number of other bonaparte portraits, as well as mythological figures. Canova was one of the most important exponents of the neoclassic culture, and for this reason prince borghese commissioned to him the sculpture of his wife. Canova, antonio paolina borghese 2 appunto di storia dellarte con analisi dellopera del dipinto paolina borghese del neoclassicista antonio canova. Canova, antonio ritratto di paolina borghese in questo appunto viene analizzata lopera, di antonio canova, ritratto di paolina bonaparte borghese. Paolina borghese di antonio canova fernando mazzocca. Statue of pauline bonaparte by antonio canova borghese. In 1808 she commissioned a statue of herself to be sculpted by canova as a stylized goddess. Il canova ha avuto il coraggio di non copiare i greci e di inventare. Napoleon as mars the peacemaker was created in 1806 by antonio canova in neoclassicism style. Paolina borghese as venus victrix sculpture by canova.
How pauline bonaparte lived for pleasure shannon selin. Antonio canova parte vi paolina bonaparte come venere vincitrice, le tre grazie 1. Paolina borghese as venus victrix 180408 white marble, 160 x 192 cm galleria borghese, rome. Fu proprio per celebrare il matrimonio con paolina che camillo borghese commissiono lopera a canova nel 1804. Riprendiamo il nostro viaggio in compagnia di antonio canova, grandissimo scultore ed artista del primo 800.
Antonio canova, paolina borghese bonaparte come venere vincitrice, 1804, marmo di carrara, roma, galleria borghese. Antonio canova aveva cominciato ad occuparsi dellopera gia nel 1804, su commissione del principe camillo borghese. Antonio canova, paolina borghese as venus victorious, 180408, white marble, 160 x 192 cm galleria borghese, rome miss italian art, a cringeworthy epithet perhaps, but one which, given the strength of the competition, is nothing to sneeze atworks by botticelli, leonardo and titian were also in contention. Oct 29, 2014 paolina borghese antonio canova duration. When someone asked whether she was uncomfortable being naked before the artist, pauline replied, ah, but there was a fire in the room. Jan 08, 2008 antonio canovas marble statue of napoleons sister paolina borghese bonaparte as venus victorious is the centerpiece of a large canova exhibition at the borghese gallery in rome. Descrizione della scultura paolina bonaparte borghese di antonio canova. Maria paola buonaparte, conosciuta semplicemente come paolina bonaparte ajaccio. Antonio canova parte v monumento funebre a maria cristina daustria, napoleone marte. Paolina bonaparte, napoleons sister, was certainly wayward. Canova antonio pauline borghese as venus victrix mutualart. Antonio canova parte vi paolina bonaparte come venere.
Paolina borghese bonaparte di antonio canova paola della. Paolina borghese bonaparte di antonio canova paola della pergola. She was the sixth child of letizia ramolino and carlo buonaparte, corsica s representative to the court of king louis xvi of france. Pauline bonaparte as venus victrix or venus victorious is a seminude lifesize reclining neoclassical portrait sculpture by the italian sculptor antonio canova. Find more prominent pieces of sculpture at best visual art database. Antonio canova executed this portrait between 1805 and 1808 without the customary drapery of a person of high rank, an exception at the time, thus transforming this historical figure into a goddes of antiquity in a pose of classical tranquillity and noble semplicity.
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