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Bacchus and Ariadne
The god of wine, ivy in his hair, making his case to Ariadne on the shore.
What
Bacchus — vine-leaves in his hair, the wine-flush in his cheek — leaning in to Ariadne on the shore where Theseus left her.
Why
The oldest subject in wine’s repertoire: the god arrives exactly when the story looks lost. A faithful reproduction of a public-domain painting held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Notice
The whole myth is in his crown of ivy — the one plant the god never travels without.
“Wine has always been the argument that the night is not over.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$39.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1984.458.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
- Era
- Venice, 1720s
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (source published 1930 or earlier). Cleared by open-access-registrar on 2026-07-18. The Metropolitan Museum of Art — public-domain / open-access. isPublicDomain:true; accession 1984.458; direct-fetch confirmed 2026-07-18.
