It was Scottish painter-dealer Gavin Hamilton who directed his studies toward a more profound understanding of the antique.
It was Scottish painter-dealer Gavin Hamilton who directed his studies toward a more profound understanding of the antique. Sent north by the French invasion, in Vienna he worked on a funeral monument to Maria Christina. His works Pugilists and Perseus with Medusa's Head were carved for the Vatican upon his return. While in London giving his opinion on the Elgin Marbles, he was commissioned by the Prince Regent to design the life sized Venus and Mars. For 10 points, name this neoclassicist sculptor of the tombs of popes Clement XIII and XIV, who got the rare honor of seeing Napoleon's sister Pauline naked in order to sculpt her as Venus Victrix.
It was Scottish painter-dealer Gavin Hamilton who directed his studies toward a more profound understanding of the antique.
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