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Antonio Canova (1757–1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival and has been characterised as having avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the cold artificiality of the latter.
The commemorative coin is delivered in the original box including a certificate of authenticity.
Artist: Uliana Pernazza
Obverse
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Depicts a detail from a self-portrait of Antonio Canova flanked by the Canovian coat of arms with the heraldic emblem of the Marquisate of Ischia di Castro in Latium. These works of the Italian sculptor and painter are both exhibited on his tomb in the Canovian Temple at Possagno, Treviso. On the left, the arch-shaped inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”; on the right, the name of the designer “U. PERNAZZA”. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA |
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Reverse
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Depicts a detail from the marble statue Venus Italica by Antonio Canova. On the right, the value “20 EURO” and “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome; on the left, the dates “1822 • 2022”, the date of Canova’s death and that of the coin’s issue respectively; around, the inscription “ANTONIO CANOVA”. ANTONIO CANOVA |
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200th Anniversary of Death of Antonio Canova