Antonio Canova and the Politics of Patronage in Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe

The Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) was Europe''s most celebrated artist from the end of the ancien régime to the early years of the Restoration, an era when the traditional relationship between patrons and artists changed drastically. Christopher M. S. Johns''s refreshingly original study explores a neglected facet of Canova''s career: the effects of patrons, patronage, and politics ...