From Possagno to Venice to Rome, the history and personality of Antonio Canova amidst friendships, loves, commissions and encounters with prominent European figures such as Napoleon: this rich art volume celebrates the unmatched talent of the master of Neoclassicism by recounting about his masterpieces, the refined paintings, techniques, secrets, and workshop organization, yet above all, about the private events of a fearless soul that has succeeded in giving shape to a new ideal of beauty