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Jul 9 2010

Ariadne by John William Waterhouse, 1898

British / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc

Ariadne by John William Waterhouse, 1898

This is a reproduction of John William Waterhouse’s Ariadne of 1898. The original is 151 centimeters wide and 91 centimeters high and is in a private collection. This is a Victorian version of the story of the daughter of King of Midas of Crete who fell in love with Theseus of Athens and helped him kill the Minotaur and end the Cretan tyranny over Athens. After Ariadne was taken from Crete by her lover, the gods cursed her for betraying her father by making Theseus forget his love and abandon her while she is sleeping.

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