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Bacchus Finding Ariadne on Naxos
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Bacchus Finding Ariadne on Naxos

Adriaen de Vries · c. 1611 · bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The god Bacchus, accompanied by a satyr with a torch, discovers the sleeping Ariadne and falls in love with the princess. It is hardly a coincidence that Cupid, the god of love, is seated in the foreground. De Vries was court sculptor to the eccentric Emperor Rudolf II, a lover of mildly erotic art. This relief was thus most likely made for the emperor or someone in the imperial household.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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relief (sculpture)Bacchus finds Ariadne on Naxossatyr(s) (in general)
Credit lineBacchus Finding Ariadne on Naxos. c. 1611. Adriaen de Vries. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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