Giovanni Tognoli (Rome 1786-1832)
Giovanni Tognoli (Rome 1786-1832)

Perseus, after the statue by Antonio Canova in the Vatican Museums

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Giovanni Tognoli (Rome 1786-1832)
Perseus, after the statue by Antonio Canova in the Vatican Museums
black chalk
21¼ x 15¾ in. (54 x 40 cm.)

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Giovanni Tognoli executed a number of drawings after statues by Canova, which were then engraved by Pietro Fontana; both artists had been selected by Canova himself to help publicise his sculpture through the distribution of prints.

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