CANOVA E THORVALDSEN. The birth of modern sculpture
Skira 2019
Italian translation (from English and Danish) of the exhibition catalogue by Scriptum
For the first time, an important exhibition, featuring more than 150 works in 17 sections, compares the work of Italian artist Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), two illustrious peers and rivals, who were acclaimed as the true fathers of modern sculpture. A unique opportunity to admire the most famous and popular works of these ‘stars’ of Neoclassical and Romanesque sculpture, who influenced a multitude of students, followers and emulators.From October the 25th 2019 till March the 15th 2020 .