id:			131784
accession number:	1954.360
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.360
updated:		2024-05-17 11:33:25.209000

Bacchus and Ariadne, c. 1880. John La Farge (American, 1835–1910). Red chalk (rubbed in places); image: 41 x 36.8 cm (16 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.); sheet: 52.9 x 42.6 cm (20 13/16 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1954.360

title:				Bacchus and Ariadne
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creation date:			c. 1880
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1885
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	red chalk (rubbed in places)
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* John La Farge (American, 1835–1910)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 41 x 36.8 cm (16 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.); Sheet: 52.9 x 42.6 cm (20 13/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
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	description:	cream(1) wove paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Lessons of the Academy
	opening date:   1983-02-08T05:00:00
	<i>The Lessons of the Academy</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 8-May 29, 1983).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."', 'opening_date': '1998-04-19T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Quincy Adams Shaw [1825-1908], Boston, MA
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	Mrs. Graham Houghton, Boston, MA
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	(Castano Gallery, Boston, MA)
	date: ?-1954
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: June 4, 1954
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