Bust of Facchino Romano

Antonio Canova was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his artwork was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, but avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the cold artificiality of the latter.安东尼奥·卡诺瓦 (Antonio Canova) 是意大利新古典主义 (Neoclassical) 雕塑家，以其大理石雕塑作品闻名于世。他常被视为最伟大的新古典主义艺术家，其创作灵感源自巴洛克 (Baroque) 与古典复兴 (classical revival) 思潮，但摒弃了前者的戏剧化夸张，同时规避了后者的冰冷造作。