Reclining Naiad
Antonio Canova · 1819–24
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Antonio Canova's "Reclining Naiad" is a Carrara marble sculpture created between 1819 and 1824. It measures 35 × 75 × 32 1/2 inches (88.9 × 190.5 × 82.6 cm) and weighs 2558 lb (1160.3 kg). The work is classified as European Sculpture and Decorative Arts within The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Antonio Canova (1757–1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor. The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired "Reclining Naiad" in 1970 through a purchase, gifted by Mrs. Joseph A. Neff in memory of Joseph A. Neff.
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