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Federico [l'agricolo dentro!]
The Grazie - Le Grazie
Plaster cast, 1813
(date carved in plaster with Author’s inscription)
Current placing: Scarpa wing, cm 175x103x64
This is the marble model which can be found at the Hermitage in S.Petersbourg (Russia). Another plaster cast representing the Grazie can be found in the Council Chamber at Possagno. There are some variations on the model: instead of a stele, a tree trunk acts as a stand): This is a marble cast which can be found at the Museum in Edinburgh (Scotland- UK). The poetical expression of the Grazie represents sweetness, affection as well as agility and harmony: the three goddesses have just come out from the fountain where they had been bathing (Carlo Scarpa actually wanted to place them near a fountain), they embrace each other creating a pleasant interlacement. They bow their heads tenderly creating a harmonious modulation of bodies. The firmness of their flesh as well as the delicacy of their nimble bodies make this work one of the best-known masterpieces by Canova.
The Grazie - Le Grazie
Plaster cast, 1813
(date carved in plaster with Author’s inscription)
Current placing: Scarpa wing, cm 175x103x64
This is the marble model which can be found at the Hermitage in S.Petersbourg (Russia). Another plaster cast representing the Grazie can be found in the Council Chamber at Possagno. There are some variations on the model: instead of a stele, a tree trunk acts as a stand): This is a marble cast which can be found at the Museum in Edinburgh (Scotland- UK). The poetical expression of the Grazie represents sweetness, affection as well as agility and harmony: the three goddesses have just come out from the fountain where they had been bathing (Carlo Scarpa actually wanted to place them near a fountain), they embrace each other creating a pleasant interlacement. They bow their heads tenderly creating a harmonious modulation of bodies. The firmness of their flesh as well as the delicacy of their nimble bodies make this work one of the best-known masterpieces by Canova.