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The image displays a person standing gracefully, slightly turned to the side. They are holding a heart-shaped object close to their chest. The person has soft facial features, long hair with a garland of leaves and flowers, and is wearing a draped garment. The background is plain with a textured surface.
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The image displays a person standing gracefully, slightly turned to the side. They are holding a heart-shaped object close to their chest. The person has soft facial features, long hair with a garland of leaves and flowers, and is wearing a draped garment. The background is plain with a textured surface.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Ariadne

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

Date
1863/1864
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on smooth wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 123.8 x 54 cm (48 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1989.2.1
Credit line
The Armand Hammer Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Ariadne
Provenance

Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962), Cambridge, England; (sale, London, Phillips, 18 April 1988, lot 98); Peter Nahum Limited, London; purchased 1989 by NGA with funds from the Armand Hammer Foundation.

Inscription

across top in graphite: [?] now I thy lyfe begynne

NGA object ID 70969. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.