Bacchus and Ariadne

Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1680 - c. 1684

Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos of Crete, complained to Bacchus, the god of wine, that she had been abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. Bacchus is here holding Ariadne’s diadem. He will cast it up into the sky, where it will turn into a constellation.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1959-59-C
  • Dimensionsheight 314 cm x height 316 cm x width 242.5 cm x width 239 cm
  • Physical characteristicswol, zijde

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bacchus and Ariadne

  • Series title(s)

    De metamorfosen van Ovidius

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1959-59-C

  • Description

    Wandtapijt met Bacchus die de kroon op Ariadne's hoofd plaatst (Ovidius, Metamorphosen,boek VIII), uit een serie wandtapijten met voorstellingen ontleend aan Ovidius' Metamorphosen.

Creation

  • Creation

    • weverij: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • weaver: workshop of Jan Janss, Paris
    • designer: attributed to Charles de Lafosse, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1680 - c. 1684

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wol, zijde

  • Dimensions

    height 314 cm x height 316 cm x width 242.5 cm x width 239 cm

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