Description: Antonio Canova (1757-1822), is considered the greatest Neoclassical sculptor of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This book, the third in the series Canova: Four Tempos, features a collection of sublime black and white photographs of Canova's plaster models taken by photographer Luigi Spina. The full-size plaster models that preceded the production of his marble sculptures played an important part in Canova's creative process. Included here are his masterpieces The Three Graces and Sleeping Nymph, and the only work Canova made for an overseas patron, George Washington depicted as a Roman potentate. The text is by the well-known Italian art historian Vittorio Sgarbi.
Also available: Canova: Four Tempos, Vol. 1, ISBN 9788874399215, and Canova: Four Tempos Vol. 2 9788874399598Brief description: Luigi Spina has published several photographic books with 5 Continents Editions, including The Buchner Boxes (2014), Hemba (2017) and Mythical Diary (2017), which explored the Farnese Collection. With the same publisher, he created the Hidden Treasures series: The Farnese Cup, The Alexander Mosaic, Saint Dominic by Niccolò dell'Arca, The Riace Bronzes (2022), the Canova. Four Tempos project (2020-2024) and the sweeping Inside Pompeii project (2023).