The Vestal

Antonio Canova

probably ca. 1819–23 · Marble · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Thirteen known versions of this subject were executed in plaster and marble by Canova and his workshop between 1819 and 1823. Said to closely resemble a Hellenistic bust of a woman in Naples, the so-called Zingarella, which was well-known by the eighteenth century and which may portray a dancer.

Artist

Antonio Canova

Date

probably ca. 1819–23

Medium

Marble

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of a number of friends through Miss Sarah Lazarus, 1891