Art from Home: Stories of Cultural Connections
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Fight between Creugas and Damoxenos
Antonio Canova
Italy, Possagno
1797–1803
Plaster
Louvre Abu Dhabi
The focus on anatomy, facial expressions and physical tension instil this ancient fight with a moral dimension. In this work, the sculptor Antonio Canova illustrates the heroic virtues that characterised the spirit of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.