 Carl Ludwig Fernow, a critic of Canova, complained about the vitality of the embracing figures as there is no singular view from which it should be seen.He stated, “‘you must run around it, look at it from high and low, up and down, look at it again and keep getting lost.’ Fernow continued that one’s view must have a singular fixed point without the entire piece striking the viewer.Fernow’s criticism of Canova’s work is a complaint of having to view the sculpture by walking around it rather than from one perspective.