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Title	Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos.
Creator	Vanderlyn, John (American painter, 1775-1852)
Date	1809 - 1812
Cultural Context	American North American
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) Myths (literary documents) Mythology (literary genre) Legends (folk tales) Folk tales Folklore Figurative art Figures (representations) Women Adults Nudes (representations) Nudity Sleeping Drapery (representations) Headbands (headgear) Headgear Armbands Armlets Landscapes (representations) Trees Plants (vegetation) Vegetation Grass (plant material) Seas Bodies of water Mountains Islands Beaches Ships Sailing ships Sailing vessels Sky Clouds
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Myths Legends Women Young adults Adults Fictitious characters Nudes Breasts Sleeping Headbands (Headgear) Headgear Landscapes (Representations) Trees Tree trunks Plants Leaves Rocks Seas Bodies of water Mountains Islands Beaches Ships Sailing ships Vessels Clouds
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
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. (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 1269-40.jpg
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