Bacchus and Ariadne
c. 1745
Artist, Venetian, 1696 - 1770
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 21.9 x 18.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
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Accession
1991.79.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, Paris, 11 December 1919). Mme. Zacharie Birtschansky, Paris, by 1952. Pierre Pobbé, Basel; (his sale, Auctiones, Basel, 23-24 February 1979, no. 93). [Galerie Cailleux, Paris]. Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1952
Tiepolo et Guardi dans les collections françaises, Galerie Cailleux, Paris, 1952, no. 23, repro.
Bibliography
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.92.
Wikidata ID
Q64572370