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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/1150/1155-01.jpg
Title	Perseus.
Creator	Canova, Antonio (Italian sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, 1757-1822)
Date	1801
Cultural Context	Italian European Western European Greek Ancient Greek
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Statues Figurative art Figures (representations) Myths (literary documents) Mythology (literary genre) Legends (folk tales) Folk tales Folklore Men (male humans) Heroes Adults Nudes (representations) Nudity Leaf (plant material) Genitals (animal or human components) Profiles (figures) Front views Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Headgear Wings (animal components) Wings (supernatural) Sandals Open-toed shoes Shoes (footwear) Footwear Swords Weapons Edged weapons Blades (tool and equipment components) Heads (animal or human components) Heads (representations) Women Snakes Pedestals Bases (object components) Inscriptions
Subject	Sculpture Myths Legends Fictitious characters Supernatural beings Men Heroes Adults Nudes Leaves Genitals Clothing & dress Headgear Sandals Shoes Footwear Daggers & swords Arms & armament Heads (Anatomy) Women Snakes Reptiles Pedestals Inscriptions
People Pictured	Perseus (Greek mythology) Medusa (Greek mythology) Gorgons (Greek mythology)
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	Height: 86 5/8 in (220 cm)
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Sculpture Statues
Repository	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York)
Source	Eisenman, Stephen F. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. 3rd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. (fig. 2.3, p.57)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Eisenman courtesy: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. All rights reserved, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo David Finn.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 1155-01.jpg
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