Fabio Zonta | Antonio Canova at the Frick Collection NY
Fabio Zonta | Antonio Canova at the Frick Collection NY
The photographic exhibition "Antonio Canova" by Fabio Zonta, which was inaugurated in the Consulate General of Italy on May 22, together with a display of tempera paintings entitled "Canova e la danza", is part of a larger project, which is the result of the collaborative effort between the Gypsoteca e Museo Antonio Canova in Possagno, Italy, and the renowned Frick Collection in New York.
The Canova’s George Washington exhibition at the Frick Collection marked the 200 years since Canova sculpted the statue depicting the first President of the United States of America George Washington, which was commissioned by the North Carolina Senate, and was completed in 1818. The exhibit is of highly historical and artistic importance and is an opportunity to renew the bond between the famous sculptor from Possagno and the United States. The full-length preparatory model of the nation’s first President, which was tragically destroyed when a fire swept through the North Carolina State House in 1831, was on display at the Frick Collection, alongside some preparatory sketches, as well as related drawings and engravings.