Podcast Episode 29: Venus Victrix by Antonio Canova

In this episode of Accessible Art History: The Podcast, I continue the journey through the Neoclassical period. Antonio Canova and his work Venus Victrix are icons of the period. To find out why, listen to the episode! You can find it here or by downloading it on your favorite platform. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a rate and review! It's super helpful!

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Pauline Bonaparte

Robert Lefèvre, 1803

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Prince Camillo Borghese

François Gérard

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Venus of Urbino

Titian, 1534

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Antonio Canova

Self Portrait, 1792

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Victrix_(Canova)

https://borghese.gallery/collection/sculpture/venus-victrix-by-canova.html

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/rococo-neoclassicism/neo-classicism/a/canova-paolina-borghese-as-venus-victorius

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pauline-Bonaparte

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(mythology)#Epithets

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempio_Canoviano

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Canova

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nova/hd_nova.htm