SUBJECT BRONZE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE SIGN CANOVA MARBLE SUPPORT 19TH BUST C2720 This subject is in bronze, it is 19th, it is from the Napoleon III period. It is on a marble support, this one probably later. bronze is 19th. Friction and wear, accident on the nose. Chips on the marble.Fine carving, it is signed Canova (Antonio Canova 1757-1822) For the state thank you for detailing the photos.Do not hesitate to zoom.CANOVA ANTONIO (1757-1822) Sculptor of NapoleonHowever, for him - even, he draws scenes of the street, paints intimate portraits, naive or brutal compositions, model of fine reliefs where he deliberately moves away from the Pompeian or Roman stuccos, taken as examples. He developed a whole aesthetic of the funerary stele in the noble and melancholy spirit of Attic tombs. Anxious to renew himself, Canova attacked in 1795 a Hercules throwing Lycas into the sea, a colossal group completed around 1810. The “pugilateurs” Creugas and Damoxène manifest the same desire to approach a virile art, quite far from its true nature. . From then on, Canova ranks first in Italy and undoubtedly in Europe. He will not resist Napoleon, of whom he will become the favorite sculptor. Perseus, Hector, Ajax, Paris are only variations on ancient models. Theseus fighting against the Centaur has more real power in movement and musculature. The Three Dancers, Terpsychore, the Italic Venus, the Three Graces, in their prepared poses, better reflect the dream of graceful femininity that her extraordinary skill allowed her to embody in marble. At the same time, Canova composed of important funerary monuments, of which that of Archduchess Marie-Christine (1798-1805, Vienna) is the most moving by the invention of a procession gathered on the march towards the door of the tomb. Source: Universalis The photos are an integral part of the description Dimensions: Bust height: 14.5 cm Total height: 17 cm Bust width: 6.5 cm Total width: 13.2 cm Bust length: 6.2 cm Total length: 13.2 cm P740213 I remains at your disposal for any questions.