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This scene of Bacchus marrying Ariadne is shown on the beach at Naxos. Bacchus wears a leopard skin, red cloak and rose wreath, and places a ring on Ariadne’s finger. Another woman, possibly a bacchante, a follower of Bacchus, holds a cloak to clothe the semi-nude Ariadne. A winged putto takes her crown to turn it into stars.

Chiswick House

London

Title

Bacchus and Ariadne

Date

1700–1725

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 189 x W 104 cm

Accession number

88003009

Acquisition method

sold to Brentford and Chiswick Council, 1928; presented by deed of gift to the Ministry of Works, 1954; transferred when English Heritage took over, 1984

Work type

Painting

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