Important and fine Audenarde tapestry, "L'amour d'Ariane et - Lot 11

Important and fine Audenarde tapestry, "L'amour d'Ariane et Bacchus lors de son séjour à Naxos". Technical characteristics : Silk and wool. Oudenaarde, Flanders. Early 18th century. Dimensions : Height : 225 cm ; Width : 245 cm. Maintenance restorations. Some oxidation and natural wear. On the left, the goddess Ariadne imagined playing the harp ( Ariadne , daughter of the king of Crete , Minos : son of Zeus And of Pasiphae (daughter of Helios : God of the sun ) and at her side : Bacchus imagined' ( Roman God of wine ) Surrounded by luxuriant vegetation and in perspective, foundations and a river Source : The love of Ariadne and Dionysus (Greek God of the vine) / Bacchus (Roman God) has inspired numerous musical compositions, notably by the painter Sebastiano Ricci (1691-1694), who repeatedly depicted their meeting on Naxos. Expert: Mr. Frank Kassapian