File:Perseus Canova Pio-Clementino Inv969.jpg

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Perseus Triumphant or Perseus with the Head of Medusa (1804–1806). Height: 235 cm (92.5 in). Vatican Museums

Summary

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Antonio Canova: Perseus  wikidata:Q3900155 reasonator:Q3900155
Artist
Antonio Canova  (1757–1822)  wikidata:Q5547 s:it:Autore:Antonio Canova q:it:Antonio Canova
 
Antonio Canova
Description Italian sculptor, architect, painter and drawer
Date of birth/death  Edit this at Wikidata  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Possagno Venice
Work location
Rome; Vienna; Naples; Venice Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q5547
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Perseus
label QS:Lfr,"Persée triomphant"
label QS:Lpt,"Perseu com a cabeça da Medusa"
label QS:Len,"Perseus"
label QS:Lit,"Perseo trionfante"
label QS:Lru,"Персей"
label QS:Lnl,"Perseo trionfante"
Object type statue Edit this at Wikidata
Genre heroic nudity Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Perseus holding Medusa's head.
Français : Persée tenant la tête de Méduse.
Date circa 1800
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium marble
medium QS:P186,Q40861
Dimensions height: 235 cm (92.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+235U174728
institution QS:P195,Q182955
Current location
Museo Pio-Clementino, Octagon Hall, Canova Cabinet
Accession number
Inv 969
Credit line commissioned by Pius VII
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2009)

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current12:06, 16 January 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:06, 16 January 20102,537 × 2,900 (3.07 MB)Jastrow (talk | contribs)larger resolution
13:34, 31 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 13:34, 31 December 2005960 × 1,280 (627 KB)Jastrow (talk | contribs)'''Description:''' Statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head by Antonio Canova, ca. 1800, on Pius VII's demand.<br /> '''Location:''' Museo Pio-Clementino, Canova Cabinet (Inv 969).<br /> '''Photograph:''' Jastrow (2003). {{

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