Theseus, whose ship is shown in the distance, has just left ariadne on naxos, when bacchus arrives, jumping from his chariot, drawn by two cheetahs falling immediately in love with ariadne. Bacchus raised her to heaven. Her constellation is shown in the sky. Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: from 1520 until 1523. Place of creation: Venice. Dimensions: 176.5 × 191 cm (69.4 × 75.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Bacchus. Collection: National Gallery. European art banner Bacchus and Ariadne
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