# Nymph at the Fountain

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CROFF, Giuseppe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/croff-giuseppe-r8099fed73c4da3>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: White marble, height 125 cm \(with base\)

## Commentary

This marble follows the style of the influential Neoclassical Venetian sculptor, Antonio Canova. The composition places it among a Classical tradition of representing goddesses and mythical female nudes - often modestly attempting to cover themselves. However, it is a departure from Neoclassicism and a move towards Romantic Italian sculpture.

## Related artworks

- [Leda and the Swan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/croff-giuseppe-r8099fed73c4da3/leda-and-the-swan-r331042ef90da80>)
- [The Veiled Nun](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/croff-giuseppe-r8099fed73c4da3/the-veiled-nun-rc1091c541df750>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)