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Bacchus and Ariadne
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Bacchus and Ariadne

Pieter van Gunst · 1659 - 1731 · engraving; paper

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

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Bacchus comforts Ariadne, who was abandoned by Theseus. Under his feet a leopard. In the foreground a reveling putto with a bunch of grapes. In the background a departing boat (of Theseus).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printBacchus finds Ariadne on Naxos
Credit lineBacchus en Ariadne. 1659 - 1731. Pieter van Gunst. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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