Canova Lions

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Canova Lions
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One of the sculptures in 2017
Canova Lions
Artist Antonio Canova
Year1792 (1792)
Medium Bronze
Subject Lions
Location Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′45.2″N77°2′22.5″W / 38.895889°N 77.039583°W / 38.895889; -77.039583

The Canova Lions, located in front of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., are copies of a pair of lions sculpted by Antonio Canova in 1792 for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII [1] in St Peter's in Rome. The originals were sculpted from marble; these were cast in bronze from molds of the originals. The pieces were installed in 1860. [2] [3]

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  1. ↑ "Monument to Clement XIII". saintpetersbasilica.org. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Canova Lions". Museum Without Walls. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Corcoran Gallery of Art Lions – Washington, D.C." Waymarking.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.


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