Antonio Canova Quiz Questions
1. When was Antonio Canova born?
a) 6 January 1764
b) 4 May 1762
c) 5 August 1760
d) 1 November 1757
2. Where was Antonio Canova born?
a) Bari
b) Possagno
c) Viterbo
d) Perugio
3. Who taught sculpting to Antonio Canova?
a) Michelangelo
b) John Flaxman
c) Giuseppe Bernardi
d) Raphael
4. When did Antonio Canova sculpt Daedalus and Icarus?
a) 1779
b) 1775
c) 1787
d) 1781
5. For which pope’s tomb did Antonio Canova receive a commission in 1783?
a) Pius IX
b) Leo XII
c) Clement XIV
d) Benedict XV
6. Whom did Antonio Canova sculpt as Venus Victrix?
a) Pauline Bonaparte
b) Maria Walewska
c) Pauline Foures
d) Gabrielle De Beaufort
7. When did Antonio Canova become president of Accademia di S. Luca?
a) 1800
b) 1810
c) 1815
d) 1805
8. Which sculpture did Antonio Canova sculpt in 1812-1816?
a) Pugilists
b) Venus and Mars
c) Three Graces
d) Perseus with Medusa’s Head
9. When did Antonio Canova die?
a) 19 March 1829
b) 14 June 1928
c) 21 July 1923
d) 13 October 1822
10. Where did Antonio Canova die?
a) Florence
b) Paris
c) Venice
d) Rome
Antonio Canova Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When was Antonio Canova born?
d) 1 November 1757
2. Where was Antonio Canova born?
b) Possagno
3. Who taught sculpting to Antonio Canova?
c) Giuseppe Bernardi
4. When did Antonio Canova sculpt Daedalus and Icarus?
a) 1779
5. For which pope’s tomb did Antonio Canova receive a commission in 1783?
c) Clement XIV
6. Whom did Antonio Canova sculpt as Venus Victrix?
a) Pauline Bonaparte
7. When did Antonio Canova become president of Accademia di S. Luca?
b) 1810
8. Which sculpture did Antonio Canova sculpt in 1812-1816?
c) Three Graces
9. When did Antonio Canova die?
d) 13 October 1822
10. Where did Antonio Canova die?
c) Venice
