Possagno is a

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in the

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, in the

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region

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. It is located about northwest of

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and about northwest of

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and '' comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Vene ...

. As of 31 August 2021, it had a population of 2,191 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Possagno borders the following municipalities:

Alano di Piave Alano di Piave is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about southwest of Belluno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,886 and an area of .A ...

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Antonio Canova Antonio Canova (; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists,. his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the cla ...

(1757-1822), the great neoclassical sculptor was born in Possagno. He chose to erect the

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, I ...

in the city, a structure he designed, financed, and partly-built himself. The temple has become one of the city's landmarks with the museum of the Gipsoteca Canoviana dedicated to the sculptor and built around his birthplace, which houses various sketches and plaster casts of his famous works as well as many of his paintings. The extension of the plaster casts gallery was carried out by the architect Carlo Scarpa. In 2022 we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of Antonio Canova, which took place in Venice on 13 October 1822, considered the greatest exponent of Neoclassicism in sculpture and, for this reason, nicknamed “the new Phidias”. The organizational machine foresees special exhibitions and restorations, between Possagno, Canova's hometown and Bassano del Grappa, which together represent the most important “Canova center” in the world.

Culture

Education

* Cavanis "Canova" Institute: founded in 1857 at the behest of Bishop Giovanni Battista Sartori, brother of Antonio Canova, it is one of the oldest and most renowned schools in Italy and in the area. Managed by the Congregation of Charity Schools (CSCh.), Its former students include Mario Moretti Polegato, founder and CEO of

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, and singer

Francesca Michielin Francesca Michielin (, ; born 25 February 1995) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor''. Her first single, " Distratto", debuted atop the Italian FIMI Top Dig ...

, winner of the 5th edition of X Factor and runner-up at the 66th edition of the

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Gallery

Tempio Possagno.jpg,

(1830) Possagno Canova-Tempel bearbeitet.jpg, Possagno, Gipsoteca Canoviana 2.jpg, Gipsoteca Canoviana

Demographic evolution

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References

External links

The Museum Gypsotheca Antonio Canova
Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub