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Bacchanale or Bacchus and Ariadne
By Nicolas Poussin,1624
Painting, Oil paint, BaroqueÂ
Height 122cm, Width 169cm
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This is a traditional scene from the iconography of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. It depicts his meeting with Ariadne on the island of Naxos. The god rides a chariot pulled by lions, and helps his
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Nicolas Poussin
France
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Nicolas Poussin (June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter who was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his w
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"Bacchanale" or "Bacchus and Ariadne" by Nicolas Poussin: A Baroque Masterpiece of Mythology
This painting, titled "Bacchanale" or "Bacchus and Ariadne", is a masterpiece by Nicolas Poussin, a prominent French Baroque painter. The artwork vividly portrays the mythological encounter between Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and Ariadne, whom he rescues on the island of Naxos after she is aba
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"Bacchanale" or "Bacchus and Ariadne" by Nicolas Poussin: A Baroque Masterpiece of Mythology
SUMMARY
This painting, titled "Bacchanale" or "Bacchus and Ariadne", is a masterpiece by Nicolas Poussin, a prominent French Baroque painter. The artwork vividly portrays the mythological encounter between Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and Ariadne, whom he rescues on the island of Naxos after she is aba
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