Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova (1757 to 1822) was the leading Neoclassical sculptor, whose Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix is one of the Borghese Gallery's best-known works.
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The Borghese hangs Canova's Pauline in the same building as Bernini's Baroque groups, so the two ideas of marble can be compared within one two-hour slot.
Sources: cultura.gov.it
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