Canova

Sketching in Clay

C. D. Dickerson, III, Emerson Bowyer, Anthony Sigel , Elyse Nelson

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Yale University Press
02 August 2023

The Arts: General & Reference

The first book-length examination of the clay models and creative process of the preeminent neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova

The most celebrated sculptor of the neoclassical age, Antonio Canova (1757–1822) established himself as the preeminent artist of his time with his funerary monuments and meticulously carved marbles on classical themes. Although his idealized and sensual sculptures are widely known, this is the first book devoted entirely to the brilliantly expressive clay models that he made in preparation for his marble sculptures. Only sixty-five of his terracotta models survive today. Extraordinarily modern in their boldness, the models retain the touch of the artist’s hand and yield a revelatory glimpse into Canova’s imaginative and technical process.

The authors, with expertise in art history and conservation, examine Canova’s techniques for making terracotta models, including how he used clay to develop full-scale models that his assistants copied in marble, and his practice of gifting his models to friends.

Distributed for the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Exhibition Schedule:

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

(June 11–October 9, 2023)

Art Institute of Chicago

(November 19, 2023–March 18, 2024)

By: C. D. Dickerson III, Emerson Bowyer
Contributions by: Anthony Sigel, Elyse Nelson
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9780300269758
ISBN 10: 0300269757
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 02 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

C. D. Dickerson III is senior curator of European and American art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Emerson Bowyer is Searle Curator of Painting and Sculpture of Europe at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Reviews for Canova: Sketching in Clay

“A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated catalog.”—Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal “This beautiful catalogue combines up-to-date scholarship and scientific analysis, stunning photography by Luigi Spina (close-ups reveal Canova's fingerprints) with an elegantly understated design” —Art Newspaper, December 2023