In Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, how is the Canova discussed?
The sculptor was born in 1757 in Possagno, Italy, was raised by his stonemason paternal grandfather, Pasino Canova. Venetian Senator Giovanni Falier was Canova's patron with great influence which started Canova's career. During Napoleon Bonaparte's campaigns of 1796–97, Napoleon caught wind of Canova's sculpture; "General Bonaparte offered Canova his protection and greatly flattered the sculptor, and later, when he was military dictator of France as first consul, he sought to enlist Canova's considerable talents for his own glorification." Canova however, deemed himself an independent artist and had previously rejected a court invitation from Czarina Catherine II, as Canova believed, "art was above politics". Yet this was not enough as "in the end power politics, manifested in French pressure on the papacy, forced [Canova] to acquiesce." Against his wishes, Canova gained various titles and honors such as "Cavaliere of the Golden Spur, Cavaliere di Cristo, [and] marquisate of Ischia". Canova was a wildly successful independent sculptor and his skill and talent is evident within his works such as Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss.
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