The painting was executed by Canova immediately after Venus with the mirror, to demonstrate that this one, like this one, was by his hand and was not an ancient painting ... The subject takes up a theme dear to the tradition of Venetian painting and to contemporary classicism. by Canova (who referred to Mengs and Kauffmann).
Title: Venus with Faun
Author: Antonio Canova
Date: 1792
Technique: Oil painting on canvas
Displayed in: Canova Museum
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