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Antonio Canova, Reclining Naiad

Antonio Canova

Italian · 1757–1822 · Painter, Printmaker

Antonio Canova was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Antonio Canova, Büste der Hebe. Zwischen 1813 und 1817/18, Carrara-Marmor. 50,5 cm (19 ⅞ in.)Büste der Hebe. Zwischen 1813 und 1817/18Grisebach · €43,750≈ $59,465≈ £36,406Sign up to see
  2. Antonio Canova, Büßende Maria Magdalena, BronzeBüßende Maria MagdalenaAuktionshaus Mehlis · €800≈ $867≈ £683Sign up to see

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Antonio Canova was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival, and has been characterised as having avoided the melodramatics of the former, and the cold artificiality of the latter.

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Born 1757, PossagnoDied 1822, VeniceOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q5547 ↗ULAN 500115339 ↗Museum works 23

Neoclassicism

Also known as a. canova, Antoine Canova, anton canova, Antonio Kanova, Canova, canova antonio, M. Canova, Marchese d'Ischia Antonio Canova

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Antonio Canova, Reclining Naiad
Reclining Naiad1819–24 · Carrara marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Joseph A. Neff Gift, in memory…
Antonio Canova, Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche1794 · Plaster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Isidor Straus, 1905 — Open Access (CC0)
Antonio Canova, Venus Italica
Venus Italicaprobably ca. 1822–23, variant of marble first executed 1810 · Carrara marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lillian Rojtman Berkman, 2001 — Op…
Antonio Canova, Paris
Parisca. 1822–23, original marble version completed November 1812 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lillian Rojtman Berkman, 2001 — Op…
Antonio Canova, Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Perseus with the Head of Medusa1804–6 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1967 — Open Access (CC0)
Antonio Canova, Bust of Napoleon
Bust of Napoleonca. 1808–14 · White marble (probably Carrara)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Roger Prigent, 2015 — Open Access …
Antonio Canova, Dancer with Finger on Chin
Dancer with Finger on Chinmodel 1809/1814, carved 1819/1823 · marble
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Lillian Rojtman Berkman — Open A…
Antonio Canova, Naiad
Naiadmodel 1815/1817, carved 1820/1823 · marble
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Lillian Rojtman Berkman — Open A…
Antonio Canova, Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss1794
Department of Sculptures of the Louvre ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — Department of Sculptu…
Antonio Canova, Aphrodite of Syracuse
Aphrodite of Syracuse0200
National Archaeological Museum of Athens ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Tilemahos Efthimiadis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) — National Archaeolo…
Antonio Canova, Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Icarus1779
Museo Correr ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museo Correr
Antonio Canova, Hercules and Lychas
Hercules and Lychas1795
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e C…
Antonio Canova, Cenotaph of Archduchess Maria Christina
Cenotaph of Archduchess Maria Christina1798
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Antonio Canova, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Antonio Canova, Untitled
Untitled1775
Museo Correr ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museo Correr
Antonio Canova, Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy1811
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum
Antonio Canova, Three dancing graces
Three dancing graces1799
Gipsoteca canoviana ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Gipsoteca canoviana
Antonio Canova, Bust of Paris
Bust of Paris1809 · Marble
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Harold Stuart Endowment; purchased with funds provi…
Antonio Canova, Head of Medusa
Head of Medusac. 1801 · Plaster
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Lacy Armour Endowment — public domain (CC0)
Antonio Canova, Self-Portrait of the Sculptor Antonio Canova
Self-Portrait of the Sculptor Antonio Canova1812 · Plaster
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Wirt D. Walker Endowment and Decorative Arts Purcha…
Antonio Canova, Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent, from Oeuvre de Canova
Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent, from Oeuvre de Canova1817 · Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial and Everett D. Graff endowme…
Antonio Canova, Charity, from Oeuvre de Canova
Charity, from Oeuvre de Canova1817 · Engraving in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial and Everett D. Graff endowme…
Antonio Canova, Venus, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova
Venus, Back View, from Oeuvre de Canova1817 · Engraving in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial and Everett D. Graff endowme…
Antonio Canova, Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry)
Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry)1816 · marble
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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