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Ariadne in Naxos

1877

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The story

Evelyn De Morgan painted Ariadne in Naxos soon after leaving the Slade, and it was her first picture at the inaugural Grosvenor Gallery show in 1877, where it sold at once to John Mundella. The empty shells at Ariadne's feet hint at the hollow end of her romance with Theseus.

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Object details

Title: Ariadne in Naxos
Artist: Evelyn De Morgan
Date: 1877
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: De Morgan Foundation
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0617
Original image: 2000 × 1181 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Evelyn De Morgan. Ariadne in Naxos. 1877. De Morgan Foundation. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0617/