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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The Dancer Inside The Gallery
This is my favourite sculpture in the Gallery. It is Dancer, by Antonio Canova, a marble sculpture done between 1818-22. It is the second version of a statue the artist first did for the Empress Josephine. The first now resides in the Hermitage.
That sculpture is gorgeous. I can see why it's a favorite of yours. At the beginning of January I did a post on my travel site about Canova and the Temple he built in Italy that is now his tomb.
Beautiful sculture !
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I can't see why you like it. She's lovely!
ReplyDeleteI like The Dancer sculpture too!
ReplyDeleteIt is always stunning to see what sculptors can do with marble, those plications look so wonderful real.
ReplyDeletelove the way her dress drapes, it looks very fluid.
ReplyDelete@Tomas: it is!
ReplyDelete@Halcyon: Canova did great work.
@Nancy: it is always a delight to see her.
@Marianne: I have no idea how it's done.
@Gill: it does!
She certainly has that feminine "allure"!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and a body image I can live with!
ReplyDeleteJanis
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so cute. a bit of whimsy and flirt to her. :)
ReplyDeleteNow it is also my favorite!
ReplyDeleteThat sculpture is gorgeous. I can see why it's a favorite of yours. At the beginning of January I did a post on my travel site about Canova and the Temple he built in Italy that is now his tomb.
ReplyDeleteThere's everything in this sculpture: movement, shape, detail. No wonder you like it.
ReplyDeleteshe's beautiful!
ReplyDelete@Lowell: she does!
ReplyDelete@Janis: much better than the runway models we see these days.
@Tex: there is that too!
@VP: I figured she'd be popular.
@Sharon: I remembered that someone did a post on Canova recently- I'll go on back over to your page and take a fresh look at the post.
@Red: there's a lot to it!
@Tanya: indeed.
That is absolutely a very fine and delicate sculpture. I can imagine it's your favorite.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely sculpture!
ReplyDeletevery nice. reminds me of a childhood trip 2 the museum ( ;
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful sculpture. I can feel the movement of her dancing :-)
ReplyDeleteEmpire fashion was lovely, as is this statue!
ReplyDeleteShe is quite lovely, William!
ReplyDeleteGraceful and very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how much motion a sculptor can get working in marble. And the drape of fabric! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture is extremely well done, I love the flow of the fabric. Magnificent!
ReplyDeleteGrecian insouciance!
ReplyDelete@Jan: the craftsmanship that went into making it is extraordinary.
ReplyDelete@Denise: thanks!
@Linda: it is.
@Beth: I've always enjoyed museums.
@Tamago: that does come across in the work.
@Ciel: Canova really outdid himself. I'd like to see the version in the Hermitage.
@RedPat: true!
@Pat: and an ideal addition to the Gallery.
@Kay: the sculptor really pulled it off here.
@EG: I quite agree.
@Cloudia: that's a good term for it!
She's just showing off. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a beautiful sculpture! It's especially graceful from the back with the flowing fabric.
ReplyDeletedancing is such a sweet part of life
ReplyDeletewhether in person, in art, a sculpture
all grand
Oh so lovely William, the pose, the folds of fabric, exquisite!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful statue, William !
ReplyDeleteBellisimo!
ReplyDeleteIsn't she a cutie!
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: she is!
ReplyDelete@Linda: I thought featuring her from every angle was a good idea.
@Tammie: it is! Mind you, I have two left feet.
@Grace: Canova really knew his stuff!
@Karl: she certainly is.
@Norma: a fitting word!
@Jack: she is!
A lady with confidence :)
ReplyDeleteThat she is.
DeleteSo graceful and delicate looking. The more I see of your museum the more I want to visit. :)
ReplyDeleteI love each visit.
DeleteGraceful, but today's dancer would be pounds lighter. This looks more like a real person.
ReplyDeleteShe does.
DeleteThat a stunning piece of work, so elegant
ReplyDeleteI agree.
DeleteI agree with Geoff!
ReplyDeleteSo do I.
DeleteThe attention to the detail of flowing lines is amazing. An exquisite sculpture in the classical mode.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely!
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