Plaque to the Sculptor Antonio Canova

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Plaque to Antonio Canova

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On November 1st 1757, the great Neo-classical sculptor Antonio Canova was born in
Possagno, a small town in the Veneto. 

Canova (1757-1822) lived and worked for many years in Rome. A plaque was erected on the wall of his house-studio on January 1st 1917. 

The plaque was designed by the architect Cesare Bazzani and executed by Ettore Ferrari. The bronze bust is the work of  Giuseppe Guastalla. The plaque is dated '1 Gennaro MMDCLXX', in other words 2,670 years since the foundation of Rome (753 BCE). 

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House-studio of Antonio Canova