Episode 334 - Canova's "Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker"

Rebuilding The Renaissance

EpisodeJun 1119m

Episode 334 - Canova's "Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker"

Rebuilding The Renaissance

EpisodeJun 1119m

In 1802, Napoleon courted Antonio Canova to go to Paris to make a bust of him. Four years later, Canova instead completed an 11ft. (3.5m) free-standing idealized nude statue depicting Napoleon as the Roman god of war, Mars. Surprisingly, Napoleon was not pleased with the sculpture, describing it as "too athletic."

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This podcast will explore the development of the art, architecture, culture and history in Italy, from ancient Roman times through the Renaissance. Listeners will develop an understanding of Italy's role in the development of Western civilization and an ability to appreciate and understand works of art in their historical context.

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