Canova Lions Explained

Canova Lions
Artist:	Antonio Canova
Medium:	Bronze
Subject:	Lions
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
Museum:	Corcoran Gallery of Art
City:	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:	38.8959°N -77.0396°W
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

The Canova Lions, located in front of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., are copies of a pair of lions sculpted by Antonio Canova in 1792 for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII^[1] in St Peter's in Rome. The originals were sculpted from marble; these were cast in bronze from molds of the originals. The pieces were installed in 1860.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• 1860 in art
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monument to Clement XIII. March 21, 2014. saintpetersbasilica.org. July 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130702083247/http://saintpetersbasilica.org/Monuments/ClementXIII/ClementXIII.htm. live.
2. Web site: Canova Lions. July 21, 2012. Museum Without Walls. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044420/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D11329. live.
3. Web site: Corcoran Gallery of Art Lions – Washington, D.C.. March 21, 2014. Waymarking.com. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110407/http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJN4H_Corcoran_Gallery_of_Art_Lions_Washington_DC. live.