Tempio Canoviano

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Facade of Tempio Canoviano

The Tempio Canoviano or Temple of Canova is a

Roman Catholic parish church built in a severe Neoclassical style, based on the designs of Antonio Canova. It is located on a hilltop in Possagno in the Province of Treviso in the region of Veneto, Italy
.

Work on the temple, which is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, began on 11 July 1819

Pantheon of Rome. Canova almost single-handedly financed the site since he wished to be buried there after his request of a burial at the Rome Pantheon was denied. Upon completion in 1830 his remains were transferred to the church.[2][3]

Interior Canova's Church

The atrium or

metopes
were carved by pupils from stucco casts of Canova.

The altars contain canvases from shuttered churches and monasteries including by Luca Giordano (St Francis of Paola); Palma il Giovane (Jesus in Gesthemane); Giovanni de Sacchis called il Pordenone (Madonna of the Mercies); and Andrea Vicentino (Saints Sebastian; Francis of Assisi, Roch, Anthony with the Madonna and child and a glory of angels). The bronze sculpture of the Pietà was completed by Bartolomeo Ferrari, based on models by Canova. Above the altar is a Deposition painted by Canova.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Duecento anni fa la posa della prima pietra del Tempio Canoviano di Possagno". www.finestresullarte.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. ISBN 978-3-930698-22-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  3. ISBN 978-0-230-36098-3
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  4. ^ "Tempio Canoviano di Possagno (chiesa parrocchiale)". Prolocopossagno.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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