Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
• We'll make one more stop on our way up to the modern collection. From the Rembrandt
room, head back the way you came, going through rooms 252 and 251. Turn left into room
239, then turn right into long, pastel-hazy, light-filled room 241. Slow your pace and stroll
through this gorgeous array of Neoclassical sculpture. Just after the doors, look for...
Canova
The Three Graces
(1813-1816): The great Venetian sculptor shows the three mythological
ladies who entertained the Greek gods at dinnertime. They huddle up, hugging and exchan-
ging glances, their heads leaning together. Each pose is different, and the statue is interest-
ing from every angle. But the group is united by their common origin—having come from
the same, single block of marble—and by the sash that joins them. The ladies' velvety soft
skin is Canova's signature element. Antonio Canova (1757-1822) combines the cool, min-
imal lines of Neoclassicism with the warm sentiment of Romanticism.
• From here, it's a long haul up to the Impressionists on the third floor. First find your way
back to the Pavilion Room (204, with the Peacock Clock): From the Canova, continue to
the end of the Neoclassical gallery, then hook left, then right, to find Raphael's Loggia;
head all the way back up the Loggia and turn left at the corner, passing back through the
string of Italian Renaissance rooms you started in.
Once back in the
Pavilion Room
(or if you're skipping the Old Masters and heading
directly up to the modern section), find your way down the long and skinny rooms 259 and
