Exhibiting Antonio Canova : : Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory / / / Christina Ferando.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Ferando, Christina,
• Author: Ferando, Christina,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)

Exhibiting Antonio Canova: Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory argues that the display of Canova's sculptures in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries acted as a catalyst for discourse across a broad range of subjects. By enshrining his marble figures alongside plaster casts of ancient works, bathing them in candlelight, staining and waxing their surfaces, and even setting them in motion on rotating bases, Canova engaged viewers intellectually, physically, and emotionally. These displays inspired discussions on topics as diverse as originality and artistic production, the association between the sculptural surface, flesh, and anatomy, the relationship between painting and sculpture, and the role of public museums. Beholders' discussions also shaped the legacy of important sculptural theories. They helped usher in their modern definitions and created the lenses through which we experience and interpret works of art, establishing modern attitudes not just towards sculpture, but towards cultural patrimony in general.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: Canova on Display -- 1. Imagining Sculptural Practice -- 2. Reevaluating Ancients and Moderns -- 3. Anatomizing the Female Nude -- 4. Challenging the Supremacy of Painting -- 5. Defining Modern Sculpture -- Conclusion: Aftereffects -- Bibliography -- Index