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Ariadne
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Ariadne

Oscar Gustav Rejlander
1857
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The story

In 1857, the year of this Ariadne, Rejlander's montage The Two Ways of Life was called indecent for its real nude women, until Queen Victoria bought a copy for Prince Albert.

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Object details

Title
Ariadne
Artist
Oscar Gustav Rejlander
Date
1857
Culture
Swedish
Medium
Albumen silver print
Object type
Photographs
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Credit line
Image source The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access. License Public domain, CC0 (Met Open Access).
Object number
EFA.0086
Original image
2379 × 3000 px
Source record
View on The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access
License evidence
See the license

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