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| Keywords: Swagers, Charles, The Tomb of Maria Christina of Austria, by Antonio Canova, 1820s.jpg Catalogue Entry This painting was submitted to the Paris Salon of 1833 by the little-known painter Charles Swagers The cenotaph depicted here stands in the Augustinian Church in Vienna; commissioned by Duke Albert of Sachsen-Teschen to commemorate his wife who died in 1798 it was created by Antonio Canova 1757 “1822 the foremost Neoclassical sculptor of the age Like the monument Canova had designed earlier to honor Titian in Venice it was unprecedented for its synthesis of an ancient structure … ” …based on the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome … ” …and a modern interpretation of a figural tomb The deceased appears only in a portrait medallion and Christian imagery has been eliminated The genius of death the mourning lion the figures representing the different ages of humankind all suggest an eternity and a visual language that would have been as comprehensible to the ancients as they are to us Gallery Label This painting depicts the tomb that Albert of Saxe-Teschen commissioned from Canova for his wife Maria Christina of Austria The monument in St Augustine ™s Church in Vienna was completed in 1805 The painting differs from the monument in its inscription which reads MARIAE CHRISTINAE AVSTRIACAE/ ALBERTI SAXONIAE PRINCIPIS CONIVCI To Maria Christina of Austria/ Wife of Albert Prince of Saxony instead of the original VXORI OPTIMAE /ALBERTVS To the Best Wife/Albert This change reflects the different intentions of the sculptor and patron Albert had envisioned the monument as a traditional homage to the deceased but Canova created a new kind of monument in which the theme of death itself was emphasized a cortege of people of different ages and genders enters the doorway of the royal tomb which becomes a gateway for all of humanity to the world beyond s 1820 Oil on canvas Size cm 73 61 5 <br> frame Size cm 90 2 79 7 7 3 Institution Princeton University Art Museum European Art object history Art market London around 1960s ; George Dix New York 1970; sold to the Princeton University Art Museum exhibition history credit line Museum purchase John Maclean Magie Class of 1892 and Gertrude Magie Fund accession number y1970-12 place of creation Princeton University Art Museum PD-old-100 1849 cite book Steward James Christen Princeton University Art Museum Handbook of the Collections Revised and Expanded Edition 2013 Princeton University Art Museum Princeton NJ 978-0943012414 2nd 211 cite web The Tomb of Maria Christina of Austria by Antonio Canova y1970-12 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/31509 Princeton University Art Museum French paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1820 Grisaille Charles Swagers Graves in art Reliefs by Antonio Canova | ||||
