Bacchus Finding Ariadne on Naxos

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Bacchus Finding Ariadne on Naxos

Creator

Adriaen de Vries

Dutch sculptor (c.1556–1626) · 1556–1626

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Date
c. 1611
Medium
bronze (metal)
Culture
Prague
Institution
Rijksmuseum
Object ID
BK-14692

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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.

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