Ariadne Collection

Mosaic from the workshop of ANNIUS PONUS or BONUS

DRUNK ZENO BURIED ALIVE
ZENO, Byzantine Emperor, drunk as usual, is taken for dead and buried : when sounds are heard from his tomb, his wife Ariadne tells people to take no notice Date: 491

ZENO ENTOMBED ALIVE
ZENO, Byzantine Emperor, drunk as usual, is taken for dead and buried : when sounds are heard from his tomb, his wife Ariadne tells people to take no notice Date: 491

EMPEROR ZENO DIES
ZENO, Byzantine Emperor Drunk as usual, he is taken for dead and buried : when sounds are heard from his tomb, his wife Ariadne tells people to take no notice Date: ruled 474 - 491

Golden rhododendron, Rhodendron aureum magniflorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Andrews from Edward Henderson and Andrew Hendersons The Illustrated Bouquet

Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood

House of Ariadne or the House of the Coloured Capitals, VII.4.31/51, Pompeii. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S

Mural and wallpaper from houses in Pompeii
Mural from the Casa di Arianna or House of Ariadne, Reg. VII, Ins. IV, No. 51, and wallpaper from the House of Chlorus and Caprasia or Casa del Gallo II, Reg. IX, Ins. II, No. 10

Ariadne watching Theseuss boat depart from the island of Naxos. Mural from a triclinium in a shop/dwelling at Regio IX.II.5, Pompeii

Theseus and Ariadne from a tablinum in
Wall painting showing Theseus and Ariadne from a tablinum in the Casa di Caccia Antica or House of the Ancient Hunt, Reg. VI, Ins. 4, No. 48

Shining red charaxes and Biblis ariadne?
Shining red charaxes, Charaxes zingha, Nymphalis Charaxes berenice, upper side 1, under side 2, and Biblis ariadne? butterfly 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Dancer in a long transparent dress
Dancer in a long voluminous, transparent dress reminiscent of that of the Lydians and Phrygians. It may be Bacchus consort Ariadne

Bacchus contemplates the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos
Bacchus, an amorino, and his tutor Silenus with long thyrsus, contemplate the sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

The abandonment of Ariadne on Naxos island by Theseus on a galley. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Jupiter on clouds
Jupiter in the clouds with his symbols of a crown of oak leaves, thunderbolt, rainbow, eagle and sceptre, and Bacchus and Ariadne serenaded by Apollo on his lyre at their wedding

Roman Art. Italy. House of Bacchus and Ariadne. Floor mosaic in black and white. It depicts Bacchus with his wife Ariadne and the struggle of Eros and Pan (love and lust)

Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriadne. Detail Adriane in the carriage. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Dyonisus. Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic depicting god Dionysus. Detail of the mosaic Meeting between Ariadne and Dionysus. 4th century. Anniboni. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Satyr. Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic depicting a Satyr. Detail of the mosaic Meeting between Ariadne and Dionysus. 4th century. Anniboni. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Theseus Enters Labyrinth
Ariadne, daughter of the Cretan King, Minos, watches Theseus as he enters the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. The string will help him trace his way out again

Statue of Ariadne on the Panther by von Dannecker
Statue of Ariadne on the Panther (finished from 1810 to 1824), Bethmanns Museum, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany - carved by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758-1841)

Roman Art. Italy. Ostia Antica. House of Bacchus and Ariadne. Floor mosaic in black and white. It depicts Bacchus with his wife Ariadne and the struggle of Eros and Pan (love and lust)

Sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Mar
Front side of sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriane. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Ariadne sleeping. Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic depicting Ariadne sleeping. Detail of the mosaic Meeting between Ariadne and Dionysus. 4th century. Anniboni. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Sarcophagus depicting Dionysus and his wife, Ariadne. Rome
Sarcophagus depicting Dionysus and his wife, Ariadne. Came from the area via Labicana. Dated in the first decade of the 3rd century AD. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy

Dionysos & Ariadne
Dionysos is carried in procession with his wife Ariadne, whom he married after finding her on the island of Naxos, deserted by her lover Theseus

Pompeii: casa Di Ariadne
Pompeii: casa di Adriane Date: 1910

Theseus & Ariadne
Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, helps Theseus overcome the Minotaur, and then accompanies him to Naxos, where he deserts her - here he says goodbye while she weeps

Greek Satyr Play
Characters from a satyr play, featuring Dionysos and Ariadne, represented on a terracotta fragment

Theseus Tells Ariadne
He tells Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, that - with her help - he has overcome the Minotaur which was menacing the island

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