Bacchus and Ariadne
Item
- Title
- Bacchus and Ariadne
- Rights
- The National Gallery, London, England. Creative Commons.
- Creator
- Titian (1488/90-1576)
- Date
- 1520-23
- Description
- The moment the god of debachery, Bacchus, fell in love with princess Ariadne. She stands, her back to the viewer, on the shore of the island Naxos where hero Theseus has abandoned her. Bacchus, touring the island with a parade of women satyrs, and animals, leaps from his chariot down to her.
- Format
- Painting. Oil on canvas.
- Publisher
- The National Gallery.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical
- Identifier
- The National Gallery. NG35.
- Subject
- Italian Renaissance; Renaissance painting; Titian; Bacchus; Ariadne; Greco-Roman myth; Ovid; love.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The National Gallery. 10/19/2023.
- https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-bacchus-and-ariadne
- Media
Bacchus and Ariadne