Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos, detail of Ariadne, upper body.
Title
Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos , detail of Ariadne , upper body .
Creator
Vanderlyn, John (American painter, 1775-1852)
Date
1809 - 1812
Cultural Context
American North American
Style/Period
Neoclassical
Subject
Myths Legends Women Fictitious characters Nudes Breasts Sleeping Headbands (Headgear)
People Pictured
Ariadne (Greek mythology)
Location Depicted
Naxos (Greece) Naxos Island (Greece) Kyklades (Greece) Greece
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
68 1/2 x 87 in
Technique
Oil painting (technique) Painting (image-making)
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings Nudes (representations)
Repository
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Source
Lubin, David M. Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century America. New Haven: Yale UP, 1994. ([opp. p.1], detail of fig.3, p.4)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Lubin courtesy: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Gift of Mrs. Sarah Harrison to the Joseph Harrison, Jr., Collection.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1269-41.jpg
Rating
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