Bacchus and Ariadne

Titian

1520–1523 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

Size2:3 ratio

Frame

$59Unframed print · made to order

📦 Free shipping on every order, arriving in 4–9 business days with production included. Express ($14.90) at checkout arrives in 4–6 business days.

Complete the setHangs well with these two

3 × $59 at 16 × 24 in, unframed = $177 → $159.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

Choose different prints →

Giclée-printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper

Free shipping worldwide · arrives in 4–9 business days

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free

Secure checkout via Stripe

About this work

Artist: Titian (c. 1488–1576)
Year: 1520–1523
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 176.5 × 191 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Movement: Renaissance

Bacchus leaps from his cheetah-drawn chariot toward Ariadne, who has just been abandoned on the shore of Naxos by Theseus, whose ship is a speck on the horizon. Behind the god comes his rowdy train of satyrs, maenads and a drunken Silenus, and above Ariadne's head the crown of stars Bacchus will give her is already in the sky. Titian painted it between 1520 and 1523 for the private study of Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, as one of a set of mythological pictures by the leading painters of the day. The story comes from Ovid and Catullus. The blue of the sky and Ariadne's robe is pure ultramarine, and the composition splits on a diagonal between stillness and tumult. It has been in the National Gallery in London since 1826.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Ultramarine sky and a leaping god give this real colour and movement for a living or dining room, over a sofa or sideboard at 24×36 in black. A deep blue or warm neutral wall holds it; it wants that wall to itself.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1520–1523)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Bacchus and Ariadne in the public domain?

Yes. Titian (c. 1488–1576) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Bacchus and Ariadne painted, and in what medium?

Bacchus and Ariadne dates from 1520–1523 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 176.5 × 191 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Bacchus and Ariadne we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne — the whole exuberant mythology shown uncropped beneath gallery typography, its famous ultramarine sky intact. A masterwork of Venetian colour, framed as a blockbuster print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

Buy with confidence

The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

Free worldwide shipping. Made & shipped from the facility nearest you — most orders arrive in 4–9 business days.

Secure checkout. Payments handled by Stripe; we never see or store your card.

Also available as