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Bacchus and Ariadne
The present pair of canvases depicts the weddings of Neptune, god of the sea, and Bacchus, god of wine. They can be dated to the early 1690s during the time Ricci was in Rome. Among his most important works of this period is the fresco commissioned by the Colonna family for the Sala degli Scrini of their palace, depicting The Glory of Marcantonio II Colonna. During the four years that Ricci spent…
Creator
- Ricci, Sebastiano
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1691
- 1691
- 1691
Creator
- Ricci, Sebastiano
Publisher
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Subject
- Art
- Art
Type of item
- Painting
- Art of painting
Date
- 1691
- 1691
- 1691
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Rights
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Creation date
- 1691
- 1691
- 1691
Current location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Identifier
- MTB-AW-1982.34
- 1982.34
Extent
- 94 x 75 cm
Format
- canvas
- Canvas
Language
- eng
- en
Year
- 1691
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-09-05T12:16:32.898Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-22T16:27:22.614Z