Tomb of Antonio Canova

Antonio Fabris

1827 · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Canova's monument in the Church of Santa Maria dei Frari in Venice was executed in 1827 by his pupils after his unrealized project for the Tomb of Titian in that same church. Canova himself had adapted the project previously for the mausoleum of the Archduchess Christiana in Vienna.

Artist

Antonio Fabris

Date

1827

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian, Venice

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Michael Hall, 1967