Impressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and Thorvaldsen

Impressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and Thorvaldsen

Francesco Carnesecchi

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This side is devoted to the works of Thorvaldsen, the other to those of Canova. Carnasecchi produced such items for sale to cultivated visitors stopping in Rome as part of the Grand Tour.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and ThorvaldsenImpressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and ThorvaldsenImpressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and ThorvaldsenImpressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and ThorvaldsenImpressions of intaglios after the statuary of Canova and Thorvaldsen

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.