Palazzo Canova
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In 1779, the sculptor Antonio Canova moved to Rome and in 1803 bought a property near the Porto di Ripetta and set up his own studio there. It was a real old-fashioned workshop, where Canova worked together with numerous collaborators.
The building also housed archaeological studio artefacts, which came into the possession of the sculptor in various ways, and which are now partly walled up in the outer walls of the building.
On the artist's death in 1822, the building was bequeathed - together with its equipment - to Antonio D'Este, a sculptor and collaborator of Canova himself, and to his son Alessandro. After various passages, on 21 July 1880 it was sold to the Roman painter Archimede Tranzi. Through succession the property passed to Lattanzi Leonida Arnaldo, then to his daughter. It is currently owned by the Vitale-Giuliani families. The building was listed by the State in 1953 due to its historical and artistic interest.