Art History Antonio Canova’s Sexy Sculpture of Napoleon’s Sister Caused a Scandal—Here Are 3 Facts That Elevate It Above the Sensationalism The sculpture of Pauline Borghese as the goddess ...

A rediscovered Antonio Canova marble sculpture of Mary Magdalene is seen fetching up to $10 million when it heads to auction in July. Described by auction house Christie’s as the Italian ...

Antonio Canova's 19th-century sculpture, depicting Mary Magdalene in "a state of ecstasy," is worth up to $10.5 million, Christie's said.

The broken toes on Antonio Canova’s Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (1804) after an Austrian visitor posing for a photograph sat on the sculpture’s lap. Photo courtesy of Museo Antonio Canova.

A historic sculpture in Italy is now missing some of its toes, thanks to an overeager tourist. The man damaged the 200-year-old sculpture last week while posing for a photo, the museum said.

Antonio Canova, who died in 1822 at age 64, was a famous Neoclassical sculptor who was evidently big enough at the time that he got the job of sculpting Napoleon’s sister while the diminutive ...

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Rome, 1822. Canova's father and grandfather were both sculptors of repute. By the death of his father, Antonio Canova, at the age of three years, came under the care of his grandfather, whose pupil he ...