File:Artgate Fondazione Cariplo - Canova Antonio, Offerta del peplo a Pallade.jpg
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Antonio Canova: Italiano: Ecuba e le donne troiane offrono il peplo a Pallade
English: Hecuba Offering the Robe to Pallas ( ) |
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q5547 |
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Title |
Italiano: Ecuba e le donne troiane offrono il peplo a Pallade
English: Hecuba Offering the Robe to Pallas |
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Description |
This is one of the scenes depicting episodes in epic poetry, for which Canova drew his inspiration from Cesarotti’s translations of Homer’s works. As in the scenes depicting the Death of Socrates, the sculptor completely foregoes narration, eliminating all decorative elements and focusing entirely on tersely rendering the event, with the intention of representing the classical spirit that is the well-spring of his art. The episode, taken from Canto VI of the Iliad, shows Queen Hecuba of Troy offering a robe to a sacred image of Pallas in the hope of gaining favour with the goddess. The long procession of veiled women that occupies the entire scene is considered one of the greatest achievements in this group of reliefs by Canova. The rendering of the kneeling maiden in the foreground is interesting in the sense that her physiognomy prefigures a wholly Romantic style. The bas-relief was reproduced in an engraving by Pietro Fontana (engraver) and Silvano Bossi (draughtsman): copperplate etching retouched with burin; 307 x 572 mm. Regarding the Rezzonico bas-reliefs, see entry for Justice. |
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Date |
between 1790 and 1792 date QS:P571,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1792-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
gypsum medium QS:P186,Q82658 |
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Dimensions |
height: 125 cm (49.2 in); width: 278 cm (109.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,125U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,278U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q2054135 |
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Current location |
Italiano: Sezione I |
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Accession number |
BD00136AFC |
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Notes | Domenico Sedini, Artgate Fondazione Cariplo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Artgate Fondazione Cariplo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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