Bacchus and Ariadne

c. 1745

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

This is an image showing two semi-abstract human figures reclining on a cloud with an additional face in the foreground. The male figure has his arm raised and the female figure is facing slightly towards the viewer. Below them, there is an additional face that seems to be part of the cloud. The drawing is done in light brown ink, capturing the interaction and movement between the figures and the clouds.

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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.

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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

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