Canova: Sketching in Clay
Art Institute of Chicago · Nov 19, 2023 – Mar 18, 2024
This first exhibition to focus on Canova’s lesser-known but unforgettable work in clay, this presentation brings 33 terracotta models together alongside plaster casts and finished marbles to reveal how the artist developed his ideas, from the first brilliant spark of imagination to his laboriously finished statues.
Exhibition guide
Hear the guides of the works here one after another, in the exhibition's order. A work without a guide yet is passed by.