{"product_id":"canovas-george-washington-9781911282174","title":"Canova's George Washington","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book tells the story of a little-known masterpiece by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (17571822)the statue of George Washington for the North Carolina State House  delivered in 1821 and destroyed by fire ten years later. It brings together  for the first time  Canovas full-sized preparatory plaster model  sketches  engravings  drawings  and a selection of letters about the commission  some of them to or from Thomas Jefferson. This is a major addition to the current body of published knowledge on the work of Antonio Canova  as well as on the classical revivalist sculpture of the early nineteenth century on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67960381243445,"sku":"ByrdShop_1911282174","price":57.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781911282174.jpg?v=1794492679","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/canovas-george-washington-9781911282174","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}