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Reclining Naiad

Antonio Canova, 1819 – 1824
Reclining Naiad, Antonio Canova
Reclining Naiad, zoomed in
88.9 cmReclining Naiad scale comparison190.5 cm

Reclining Naiad is a Neoclassical Marble Sculpture created by Antonio Canova from 1819 to 1824. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Greek and Roman Mythology, Reclining Nude and The Nude in Art. SourceSee Reclining Naiad in the Kaleidoscope

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