| Bacchanalia (Bacchus_and_Ariadne) |
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| IPTC INFO | | Caption | Ariadne had been abandoned on the Greek island of Naxos by Theseus whose ship is shown in the distance. The picture shows her initial fear of Bacchus but he raised her to heaven and turned her into a constellation represented by the stars above her head. ____________________________________________________________________________ by TITIAN about [1487 - 1576] Oil on canvas 176.5 x 191 cm. The painting is one of a famous series by Bellini Titian and the Ferrarese artist Dosso Dossi commissioned for the Camerino d'Alabastro Alabaster Room in the Ducal Palace Ferrara by Alfonso d'Este Duke of Ferrara | | Headline | Ariadne & Bacchus | | Keywords | Bacchanalia | | Copyright Notice | by TITIAN Location:nationalgallery.org.uk | | Byline (Photographer) | Titian | | URL | http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=NG35 | | User | Guest |
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