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Deposition (after Antonio Canova)

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1800

Artist:

Bernardino Nocchi
Italian, 1741–1812

About this artwork

As official painter of the Apostolic Apartments, Bernardino Nocchi produced large fresco decorations for the papal residences at the Vatican. However, this painting is a reflection of his association with the great Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova—and of Canova’s exacting working process, which involved two-dimensional preparatory works as well as studies in terracotta and plaster. The plaster model was a key element in Canova’s design process, serving as the basis for adjustments before the final execution in marble. In a few instances, as here, Canova also commissioned paintings based on the plaster model, both to show to the patron and to anticipate the effects of light on the three-dimensional work. The plaster model for this tomb design survives in the Gipsoteca Canoviana, Possagno, Italy, but a large marble was never made. A reduced replica made for a Venetian patron by Antonio d’Este, the head of Canova’s workshop, is also in the collection of the Art Institute.

Status

On View, Gallery 218

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Bernardino Nocchi

Title

Deposition (after Antonio Canova)

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1800

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

88 × 65.5 cm (34 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Scott, Lynda, Jonathan, and Lindsey Canel

Reference Number

2013.57

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