Skip to main content

Sleeping Ariadne

Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
eminent 2nd century statue ‘Sleeping Ariadne’. Circa 1780, this carved white marble sculpture is over 240
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
$6,606
H 17.13 in W 14.97 in D 9.45 in
Nineteenth Century French Bronze of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century French bronze of the Sleeping Ariadne, after the antique, the 'original
Category

Antique 19th Century French Hellenistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th C. Georges Bareau French Bronze Marble Sleeping Ariadne Statue Sculpture
By Georges Bareau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Georges Bareau French Bronze Marble Sleeping Ariadne Statue Sculpture. Item features finely
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sleeping Ariadne, Large Bronze & Marble Sculpture of Greek Mythology, 19th C.
By Pietro Chiapparelli
Located in Beachwood, OH
Pietro Chiapparelli (Italian, 19th Century) Sleeping Ariadne, c. 1865 Bronze on marble base
Category

1860s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Italian Statue of a Sleeping Nymph
Located in London, GB
sculpture is reminiscent of a depiction of Sleeping Ariadne, popularised by the Roman copy of the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Statuary Marble

Large Italian Statue of a Sleeping Nymph
Large Italian Statue of a Sleeping Nymph
$12,452
H 14.57 in W 28.75 in D 11.82 in
Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts of Dionysus and Ariadne 19th Century
Located in London, GB
(Satyrs) and Mainades. Dionysos' discovery of the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos was also a popular scene in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Marble, Slate, Bronze

Classica Chair with Cushion by Qvinto Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
backdrop, circumscribing these alienated spaces, in which the placid abandonment of the sleeping Ariadne
Category

2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Classica Chair with Cushion by Qvinto Studio
Classica Chair with Cushion by Qvinto Studio
$5,827 / item
H 44.89 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Classica Chair by Qvinto Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
backdrop, circumscribing these alienated spaces, in which the placid abandonment of the sleeping Ariadne
Category

2010s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Classica Chair by Qvinto Studio
Classica Chair by Qvinto Studio
$5,241 / item
H 44.89 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Recent Sales

Pair of Enoch Wood Pearl Ware Figures “Antony and Cleopatra”
By Enoch Wood & Sons
Located in London, GB
. Staffordshire, circa 1820. The Sleeping Ariadne, housed in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. English
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Pearlware

Antique Victorian Ariadne Hard Stone Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
. Dionysus' discovery of the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos was also a popular scene in classical art.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches

Materials

Agate, 14k Gold

Antique Victorian Ariadne Hard Stone Cameo Brooch
Antique Victorian Ariadne Hard Stone Cameo Brooch
H 2.76 in W 2.13 in D 0.26 in Dm 1 in
Louvre, Bronze after P. Julien Executed from a Marble Ordered by Marie-Antoinette
Located in Paris, FR
France a slightly reduced marble copy of the so-called Cleopatra, the Sleeping Ariadne from the Vatican
Category

19th Century Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze "The Sleeping Ariadne" Also Called "Cleopatra" after the Antique
Located in Paris, FR
19th century bronze casting of the sleeping goddess Ariadne, after the antique version housed in
Category

Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Dionysus and Ariadne, " Mythological Painting w/ Nudes by Secessionist Master
By Rudolf Jettmar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
when Dionysus discovers the sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos. The painter, Rudolf Jettmar, was
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Beaux Arts Paintings

Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes
Located in Miami, FL
sleeping Ariadne on the beach and fell in love with her, and how they were subsequently married. Denmark
Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satin, Mahogany, Satinwood

Italian Marble Sculpture The Sleeping Ariadne 19th century Grand Tour
Located in Rome, IT
Italian finely carved Alabaster Marble Sculpture of The Sleeping Ariadne Head. Inspired from the
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion 18th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in London, GB
Satyroi (Satyrs) and Mainades. Dionysos' discovery of the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos was also a popular
Category

Antique 1790s Italian Busts

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Newark, England
Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
H 9.45 in W 4.92 in D 3.74 in
Tuffa Rock and Shell Grotto with a 19th Century Marble Ariadne Centerpiece
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
figure, circa 1840, of the sleeping Ariadne. This figure is also known as Cleopatra, Dido or Nymph, all
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Garden Ornaments

Collection of 102 plaster stamps by Nathaniel Marchant (1739–1816)
By Nathaniel Marchant
Located in London, GB
figures like Sleeping Ariadne (long called Cleopatra) from the Vatican collection, Amore e Psiche (Cupid
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Neoclassical Decorative Art

Reclining Figure '1991' Attributed to Robert Thew
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
-Coast circles. This piece takes inspiration from the Greco-Roman statue Sleeping Ariadne (2nd century
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

People Also Browsed

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...
Category

1860s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saint George 17/18th Century Paint Cima Da Conegliano Oli on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Saint George A follower of Giovanni Battista Cima, known as Cima da CONEGLIANO (Conegliano c. 1449 - Conegliano c. 1517) Oil on canvas 126 x 49 cm. Framed 143 x 65 cm. The painting...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Memento mori. Italy, 18th-19th century. 16 x 25 x h 18 cm. Entirely in terracotta. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validi...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Category

Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Life Size Statue of Minerva
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Life Size Statue of Minerva. A painted, plaster figure of Minerva, after John Cheere. John Cheere was an English sculptor, born in London and was the brother of the sculptor ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Statues

Materials

Plaster

Antique Life Size Statue of Minerva
Antique Life Size Statue of Minerva
$17,537
H 70.08 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular, hand-carved Carrara marble double Janus sculpture. Note: green marble showing in some detail images is from a pedestal and not part of the sculpture.
Category

Early 1800s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
$48,000
H 17.5 in W 11.25 in D 10 in
Cain & The Death Of Abel, 18th Century
By William Blake
Located in Blackwater, GB
Cain & The Death Of Abel, 18th Century School of William Blake (1757-1827) Circa 1790 English School depiction of Cain and the Death Of Abel, oil on canvas. Rare biblical depiction...
Category

18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grand Tour Ancient Egyptian Style Carved Soapstone Figure of Horus
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Egyptian stone carving of Horus in the ancient style, the god in the form of a falcon. Quite possibly much earlier in date, it came from a collection that did have ancie...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Egyptian Egyptian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Torso maschile in marmo bianco di Carrara - Discoforo
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico, torso discoforo Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco ...
Category

1990s European Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Marble

Torso maschile in marmo bianco di Carrara - Discoforo
Torso maschile in marmo bianco di Carrara - Discoforo
$3,422
H 17.72 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
Atkinson Bros Reclaimed Stained Glass Church Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A vibrant and highly-detailed stained glass church window designed by early 20th century stained glass manufacturers, Atkinson Brothers of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, and manufactured by Ha...
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Windows

Materials

Lead

Atkinson Bros Reclaimed Stained Glass Church Window
Atkinson Bros Reclaimed Stained Glass Church Window
$5,389
H 45.28 in W 23.82 in D 0.4 in
Portrait of Madonna at Prayer - Italian Old Master art religious oil painting
By Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
Located in Hagley, England
This rather special Italian Old Master religious portrait oil painting is attributed to a follower of Giovanni Battista Salvi, or Sassoferrato as he is better known. Painted circa 17...
Category

1790s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lifesize Italian 19th Century Orientalist Marble Sculpture of Assyrian Princess
By Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini 1
Located in LA, CA
Eliseo Tuderte Fattorini (Italian, 1830-1887). A very fine and life-size Italian, 19th century marble Life-size Orientalist Marble Sculpture of an Assyrian Princess (Previously descr...
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

'Seated Hermes', a 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary and wonderfully rendered 19th century Italian cast bronze depicting a seated Hermes, the Greek god of messengers, travelers, and merchants, modeled after an original...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of Frances Howard Duchess of Richmond - Flemish Old Master oil painting
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Flemish Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Anthony Van Dyck. Painted circa 1630, the sitter is Frances Stewart née Howard (1578 -1639) Duchess ...
Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Sleeping Ariadne", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Sleeping Ariadne For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic sleeping ariadne available at 1stDibs. Each sleeping ariadne for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, marble and stone. There are 7 variations of the antique or vintage sleeping ariadne you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sleeping ariadne — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right sleeping ariadne, those designed in modern, Empire and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sleeping ariadne over the years, but those crafted by Claude Michel Clodion and Georges Bareau are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Sleeping Ariadne?

The average selling price for a sleeping ariadne at 1stDibs is $6,546, while they’re typically $2,527 on the low end and $22,224 for the highest priced.