Ariadne
Ariadne - John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) - Private Collection
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Ariadne - John William Waterhouse (1849-1917) - Private Collection
Date: 1898
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 151.0 x 91.0 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 151.0 x 91.0 cm
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An oil on canvas composition, Ariadne is a work undertaken by John William Waterhouse in 1898, and depicts a famous figure from Greek mythology.
The eponymous Ariadne was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos, and first comes to prominence when Theseus lands on Crete as part of the sacrifice to the Minotaur. Ariadne would fall in love with Theseus and assisted him in the killing of the Minotaur, before she fled with Theseus from Crete. Ariadne though would be left behind on the island of Naxos, but she was not completely abandoned, for the god Dionysus fell in love with her, and made the princess his wife. More information about Ariadne can be found here - (website opens in new window) John William Waterhouse |
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Born: 6 April, 1849; Rome
Died: 10 February, 1917: London
Nationality: British
Art Movement: Pre-Raphaelite
Painting School: Royal Academy of Art
Died: 10 February, 1917: London
Nationality: British
Art Movement: Pre-Raphaelite
Painting School: Royal Academy of Art
