Langbeschreibung
An 1825 biography of the most innovative and celebrated neoclassical sculptor, prefaced by a history of modern sculpture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Advantages of commencing with an historical review of modern sculpture; 2. Sculpture during the sixteenth century; 3. Birth and parentage of Canova; 4. Arrival of Canova in Venice; 5. State of the arts during the latter half of the eighteenth century; 6. Difficulties and opposition experienced by Canova; 7. Full establishment of Canova's reputation; 8. Retrospective view; Appendix.