Bacchus and Ariadne (1522–1523) is an oil painting by Titian. It is one of a cycle of paintings on mythological subjects produced for Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, for the Camerino d'Alabastro – a private room in his palazzo in Ferrara decorated with paintings based on classical texts. An advance payment was given to Raphael, who originally held the commission for the subject of a Triumph of Bacchus.
Bacchus and Ariadne
Ariadne being discovered by Dionysus (Bacchus)
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio, Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian, was an Italian (Venetian) Renaissance painter of Lombard origin, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. During his lifetime he was often called da Cadore, 'from Cadore', taken from his native region.
Self-Portrait, c. 1567, now housed in Museo del Prado in Madrid
A Man with a Quilted Sleeve, c. 1509, National Gallery, London
Sacred and Profane Love,1514, Galleria Borghese, Rome
Allegory of Sacred Love (detail of Sacred and Profane Love)