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The marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bacchus, the god of wine, and his wife Ariadne here drink to their marriage. Magdalena de Passe situated the newlyweds in a cave, where vines meander along the walls. The unfinished proof, above, affords insight into the engraver’s working process: she elaborated the background – the view from the cave – and the figures’ hands only in the final stage.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet huwelijk van Bacchus en Ariadne. c. 1636 - 1670. Magdalena van de Passe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
