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Ariadne Deserted on the Isle of Naxos
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, fell in love with Theseus of Athens. According to the Greek myth, she accompanied Theseus when he left Crete but was later abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. Schuler, a native of Lorraine (in present-day France), was raised in Baltimore and attended the School of Art and Design at the Maryland Institute. He received the Rinehart Prize, enabling him to study in Paris. After receiving awards at the Paris Salon, Schuler returned to Baltimore, where he pursued a highly successful career as the city's leading sculptor.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | repaired | |
| 8/31/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/1/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/18/1983 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 3/10/1986 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 2/1/1992 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/10/2009 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
USA, Maryland, Baltimore (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 29 1/2 × W: 56 × D: 14 in. (75 × 142.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
28.6