Canova's George Washington

Xavier F. Salomon is Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator of The Frick Collection, New York. Guido Beltramini is the director of the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza Mario Guderzo is the director of the Antonio Canova Museum, Possagno.

• Director's Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; "The Boast and Pride of North America"-Antonio Canova's George Washington by Xavier F. Salomon; The Classical Conception of Antonio Canova by Mario Guderzo; Jefferson, Italy, and Palladio by Guido Beltramini; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Photography Credits

"A two-century-old statue of the nation's father, in the buff, is coming to the United States for the first time. And, no, he didn't pose for it."--James Barron, The New York Times, April 23, 2017 "Italian Art Rarities Will Make American Debut at the Frick"--Joshua Barone, The New York Times, April 7, 2017