Member Lecture: Canova—Sketching in Clay @artinstitutechi
Member Lecture: Canova—Sketching in Clay @artinstitutechi
Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Pinched, pressed, gouged, and scraped, Antonio Canova’s clay sketches capture a dynamic creative process. Unlike the smooth precision of his most famous marble sculptures, these intimate works reveal the racing mind, expressive imagination, and deft hand of an artist at work.

Emerson Bowyer, Searle Curator in Painting and Sculpture of Europe, discusses Canova’s complex and creative practice.
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Member Lecture: Canova—Sketching in Clay

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