Bacchus And Ariadne Analysis

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Titian often made art that displayed religious events or classical allegory. In this painting Titian tells the love story of Bacchus and Ariadne. Ariadne seems to mourn her love that has just abandoned her, and Bacchus comes forward in a diagonal angle towards the foreground. Bacchus is the god of wine and intoxication and has his followers partying behind him as he rides his chariot led by cheetahs. The background information of Ariadne and Bacchus explains why their bodies are in such contrasting movement. The muscles in their bodies are slow in catching up with the movement of their heads causing dynamic tension. The gaze they share is dramatic and passionate because it is the only portion of the painting that is not in motion. Chiaroscuro

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