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Painting of a nude woman on a draped bed beside a wreathed muscular man reaching toward a glowing crown in dark clouds, with a putto at lower right.

Bacchus en Ariadne

A nude woman reclines on a draped bed at left while a muscular, wreathed male figure in a red-orange cloak reaches upward toward a small glowing crown among dark storm clouds. A winged putto at lower right and onlookers in the background fill the dramatic, theatrical space.

Artist
Gerard de Lairesse
Date
1680
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2118 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1680.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Baco y Ariadna

Una mujer desnuda se recuesta sobre una cama con cortinas a la izquierda, mientras un hombre musculoso con corona de hojas y capa rojiza alza el brazo hacia una pequeña corona brillante entre nubes oscuras. Un putto alado en la parte inferior derecha y espectadores al fondo llenan el espacio dramático y teatral.

Português: Baco e Ariadne

Uma mulher nua reclina-se sobre uma cama com cortinas à esquerda, enquanto um homem musculoso com coroa de folhas e manto avermelhado ergue o braço em direção a uma pequena coroa luminosa entre nuvens escuras. Um putto alado no canto inferior direito e espectadores ao fundo preenchem o espaço dramático e teatral.

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