[Bacchus und Ariadne auf Naxos; Bacchus and Ariadne on Naxos]

Giulio Carpioni began his training in Padovanino’s workshop where he became acquainted with the work of Titian. Around 1631 he travelled with his master to Bergamo, gaining a knowl...

Ovid described the following scene in his Metamorphoses: on the island of Naxos, Bacchus, the god of wine, chances upon the heartbroken and abandoned Ariadne. He takes her as his w...