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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
12267
label
Ariadne Deserted on the Isle of Naxos
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
12267
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ariadne Deserted on the Isle of Naxos
description
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.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1903
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
75
height
142.2
depth
35.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 29 1/2 × W: 56 × D: 14 in. (75 × 142.2 × 35.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] SCHULER. Paris 1903
med
white marble
creator_ids
3226
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2acdd10991102283