18th century
19th century
A01=Fernando Mazzocca
A32=Miriam Prencipe
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Fernando Mazzocca
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=ACQH
Category=AFKB
Category=AGB
COP=Germany
cultuural history
Delivery_Pre-order
eq_art-fashion-photography
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_new_release
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Language_English
Neoclassicism
PA=Not yet available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Forthcoming
Sculpture
softlaunch
Product details
- ISBN 9783777443034
- Weight: 1720g
- Dimensions: 240 x 340mm
- Publication Date: 26 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Antonio Canova invented a new genre with his Ideal Heads. They were intended as gifts for close friends and persons he admired as an expression of his affection and gratitude. Starting from the famous bust La Riconoscenza, this magnificent large-format volume offers an impressive survey of these unique expressions of friendship.
Canova’s masterpiece La Riconocenza (Gratitude) was long thought to have been lost. It is a tribute to his most important critic, the cultural theorist Quatremère de Quincy. The sculpture was commissioned by the artist Marquise de Grollier as a gift for their mutual friend. These three distinguished individuals left their mark on the cultural life of their time. The author traces the history of the genesis of La Riconocenza through their remarkable correspondence and integrates it into the context of Canova’s Teste ideale.
Canova’s masterpiece La Riconocenza (Gratitude) was long thought to have been lost. It is a tribute to his most important critic, the cultural theorist Quatremère de Quincy. The sculpture was commissioned by the artist Marquise de Grollier as a gift for their mutual friend. These three distinguished individuals left their mark on the cultural life of their time. The author traces the history of the genesis of La Riconocenza through their remarkable correspondence and integrates it into the context of Canova’s Teste ideale.
