# Portrait of Antonio Canova in His Studio [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CONTI, Domenico]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 244 x 191 cm ## Commentary The portrait represents Antonio Canova in his studio completing the "Amorino" in 1793 for John David La Touche of Marlay \(1729-1817\). The artist are surrounded in the painting by works that were amongst his most important commissions: Tomb of Pope Clement XIII \(1792, Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican\) left rear; Amorino \(1793, National Gallery of Ireland\) centre, on pedestal; Psyche \(c.1790-93, private collection\). ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()