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Awakening Lion after Canova

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Awakening Lion after Canova

Lost wax bronze casting.

Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor and painter, considered the greatest exponent of Neoclassicism in sculpture and nicknamed for this "the new Phidias". The lions are part of the funerary monument of Clement XIII, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican. Placed on the first basement level, they allegorically represent strength, and protect the door that gives access to the tomb.

Material
Bronze
Size
H.83 cm x L. 120 cm x p.54 cm
Weight
100 kg
CODE
BRG0048

classic animal lion Antonio Canova full figure neoclassical

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