"A monumental horse sculpture by Antonio Canova, one of the most well-known Italian Neoclassical sculptors, has undergone an extensive restoration project and is back on view, after spending half a century in storage at the Museo Civico di Bassano. According to Finestre sull'Arte, an Italian news site, the museum in Bassano del Grappa acquired the sculpture in 1849, courtesy of Canova's brother, who arranged for many of his plaster casts, sketches, and other documents to be sent to the Veneto museum."
"The years-long restoration project involved funding from a number of arts organizations and government agencies. The project's main sponsors were the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo and the Venice in Peril fund, a British nonprofit that works to preserve the Veneto region's cultural history. Barbara Guidi, director of the Museo Civico, told Finestra sull'Arte that the Canova restoration project is "among the most spectacular and relevant Italian heritage restoration interventions of recent years.""
Antonio Canova created the plaster model Cavallo Colossale in 1819-21 and painted it green to simulate the look of weathered bronze. The model was meant for an equestrian monument to Ferdinand I of Bourbon. Canova died in 1922, just after completing the model. The Museo Civico di Bassano acquired the sculpture in 1849 via Canova's brother and displayed it for over a century before it was moved to storage in the late 1960s. The restoration received major support from Intesa Sanpaolo and the Venice in Peril fund. Passarella Restauri removed later-added materials and reassembled more than 200 fragments of the original painted plaster model, and the restored work is now back on view.
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