Bacchus discovering 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...