Antonio Canova and Possagno
At the foot of Monte Grappa, Possagno ties its name to Antonio Canova. For anyone staying in Asolo it is one of the most natural cultural visits to pair with the village and the Venetian villas.
Birthplace, Gypsotheca and Tempio
The Canova itinerary brings together very different places. The house where he was born tells of the world in which he grew up; the Gypsotheca holds the plaster casts, models and studies from the process that preceded the works in marble; the Tempio Canoviano stands above the village on the slope.
Part of the Gypsotheca also bears the signature of Carlo Scarpa, who intervened in the twentieth century, creating a particularly refined relationship between light, space and sculpture.
Possagno belongs to the same landscape you see from the terrace of Villa Cipriani. Monte Grappa closes the valley of Asolo and accompanies the journey towards Canova’s village.
From Asolo to the foothills
For those who wish to give a full day to art, the visit can be combined with other stops in the foothills, from the Palladian villas to Carlo Scarpa.
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