Bacchus and Ariadne

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Bacchus and Ariadne is a renowned early 16th-century mythological oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its vivid color, dynamic composition, and depiction of the god Bacchus discovering the abandoned Ariadne.

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Bacchus and Ariadne canonical 4
Bacco e Arianna 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
mythological painting
painting
appliedOn canvas
artHistoricalSignificance key work of Titian’s early maturity
masterpiece of Venetian colorism
artist Titian
basedOn Greek mythology
Roman religion
surface form: Roman mythology

story of Bacchus and Ariadne
collection National Gallery
surface form: National Gallery, London
commissionedBy Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara
completionDate 1523
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice
creator Titian
currentCity London, England
surface form: London
depicts Ariadne
Dionysus
surface form: Bacchus

Corona Borealis
surface form: constellation Corona Borealis

nymph
satyr
depictsMoment Bacchus discovering Ariadne on the island of Naxos
genre mythological painting
hasTitleInEnglish Bacchus and Ariadne self-link
hasTitleInItalian Bacchus and Ariadne self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bacco e Arianna
height 176.5 cm
iconography crown of stars symbolizing Ariadne’s future constellation
triumphal procession of Bacchus
inception 1520
1523
influencedBy Catullus
surface form: Catullus, Carmina 64

Ovid’s Metamorphoses
classical literature
inventoryNumber NG35
languageOfTitle Italian
location National Gallery
surface form: National Gallery, London
materialUsed oil paint
movement High Renaissance
Venetian Renaissance
notableFor depiction of Bacchus leaping from a chariot
depiction of abandoned Ariadne on Naxos
dynamic composition
vivid color
orientation square
originalLocation Camerino d’Alabastro, Ferrara
surface form: Camerino d’Alabastro, Ducal Palace, Ferrara
partOfSeries Camerino d’Alabastro paintings
mythological poesie for Alfonso I d’Este
width 176.5 cm

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Titian notableWork Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian title Bacchus and Ariadne
subject surface form: Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian originalTitle Bacchus and Ariadne
subject surface form: Bacchus and Ariadne
this entity surface form: Bacco e Arianna
Bacchus and Ariadne hasTitleInItalian Bacchus and Ariadne self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bacco e Arianna
Bacchus and Ariadne hasTitleInEnglish Bacchus and Ariadne self-link
Nicolas Mignard notableWork Bacchus and Ariadne