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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

Antonio Canova’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Antonio Canova, pair of late 19th century Italian carved marble models of recumbent lions, marble
pair of late 19th century Italian carved marble models of recumbent lions
Bonhams · Sep 22, 2026
£3,328Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Seated Child Writing on Tablet, Continental carved alabaster sculpture
Seated Child Writing on Tablet
Austin Auction Gallery · Feb 22, 2026
$500Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Hercules and Lichas, 19th century bronze statue, The bronze sculpture is after Antonio Canova's "Hercules and Lichas" marble sculpture now housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome
Hercules and Lichas, 19th century bronze statue
Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 18, 2025
$1,000Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, patinated bronze figure of 'Hebe', patinated bronze
patinated bronze figure of 'Hebe'
Bonhams · Jul 3, 2024
£704Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Büßende Maria Magdalena, Bronze
Büßende Maria Magdalena
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Feb 24, 2024
€800Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Recumbent Lion, a small bronze study of a recumbent lion on a marble base
Recumbent Lion
Lawrences Auctioneers · Jul 14, 2023
£400Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, pair of late 19th century Italian carved alabaster models of recumbent lions, alabaster
pair of late 19th century Italian carved alabaster models of recumbent lions
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
£638Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Bust of Woman, marble
Bust of Woman
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2022
$5,000Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Reclining woman, marble
Reclining woman
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2022
$2,750Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, late 19th Italian carved alabaster figural group of 'The Three Graces', alabaster
late 19th Italian carved alabaster figural group of 'The Three Graces'
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2021
£1,403Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, late 19th century Italian carved white marble figural group of Cupid and Psyche, marble
late 19th century Italian carved white marble figural group of Cupid and Psyche
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2018
£1,500Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, late 19th century carved alabaster figural group of Cupid and Psyche raised on a revolving serpentine marble pedestal, alabaster
late 19th century carved alabaster figural group of Cupid and Psyche raised on a revolving serpentine marble pedestal
Bonhams · Sep 26, 2018
£3,125Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, pair of late 19th century French patinated and gilt bronze figures of seated putti, gilt bronze
pair of late 19th century French patinated and gilt bronze figures of seated putti
Bonhams · Jan 19, 2017
£8,125Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Italian lifesize carved Carrara marble figure of Hebe, marble
Italian lifesize carved Carrara marble figure of Hebe
Bonhams · Feb 23, 2016
£11,250Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, cast iron and a patinated bronze bust of Napoleon, patinated bronze
cast iron and a patinated bronze bust of Napoleon
Bonhams · Feb 23, 2016
£500Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Büste der Hebe. Zwischen 1813 und 1817/18, Carrara-Marmor. 50,5 cm (19 ⅞ in.)
Büste der Hebe. Zwischen 1813 und 1817/18
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2013
€43,750Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, PAULINE BONAPARTE, later casting, Bronze with dark brown patina on marble base - Height: 13 in., width: 22 in
PAULINE BONAPARTE, later casting
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 12, 2008
$650Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, Pauline Borghese As Venus Triumphant, The bronze is in overall excellent condition - the patination is rich, the casting is crisp and there are no repairs
Pauline Borghese As Venus Triumphant
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 20, 2008
$275Sign up free to see
Antonio Canova, The Boxers, This pair of bronzes is taken after Canova's sculptures now in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican
The Boxers
Bertolami Fine Art · Mar 5, 2025
Antonio Canova, Bust of Venus italica, Black patinated bronze;
Bust of Venus italica
Bertolami Fine Art · Mar 5, 2025
Antonio Canova, Hercules and Lichas, Patinated bronze on wooden base and later village stone;
Hercules and Lichas
Bertolami Fine Art · Mar 5, 2025
Antonio Canova, The Boxers, This pair of bronzes is taken after Canova's sculptures now in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican
The Boxers
Bertolami Fine Art · Jun 28, 2024
Antonio Canova, Love and Psyche, Published in "The cult of beauty" by Antonio Canova
Love and Psyche
Bertolami Fine Art · Jun 28, 2024
Antonio Canova, Vestal, This bust depicts a veiled young woman
Vestal
Bertolami Fine Art · Jun 28, 2024
Antonio Canova, Bust of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon King of Naples, The son of Carlo di Borbone
Bust of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon King of Naples
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 23, 2023
Antonio Canova, carved white marble figure of the Venus Italica, marble
carved white marble figure of the Venus Italica
Bonhams · Sep 27, 2023
Antonio Canova, carved alabaster figural group of the Three Graces, alabaster
carved alabaster figural group of the Three Graces
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2022
Antonio Canova, late 19th / early 20th century carved white marble bust of Napoleon, marble
late 19th / early 20th century carved white marble bust of Napoleon
Bonhams · Oct 8, 2019
Antonio Canova, A white Carrara marble figure of Venus victrix
A white Carrara marble figure of Venus victrix
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2017
Antonio Canova, A white Carrara marble figure of Venus victrix
A white Carrara marble figure of Venus victrix
Lempertz · May 19, 2017
Antonio Canova, The Penitent Magdalene, Bronze with brown patina
The Penitent Magdalene
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 19, 2013
Antonio Canova, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, Carved marble
Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 15, 2011

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)

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