1939 Tipped-In Print Bacchus Ariadne Titian Mythology Renaissance Love XAN3 ZZ11 26th Division as a battalion

26th Division as a battalion headquarters

This ad features an illustration of Dinah Shore

20 x 31 cm

This image was taken at the site of the Socony-Vacuum plant

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1939 Tipped-In Print Bacchus Ariadne Titian Mythology Renaissance Love XAN3 ZZ11 26th Division as a battalionThis is an original 1939 tipped in color print of Italian Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecelli's (Titian) Bacchus and Ariadne, depicting the moment when Bacchus first spies Ariadne and, falling in love with her instantly, leaps from his chariot to be with her. In the sky above is Ariadne's crown, represented by a circle of stars. Unfortunately, the original painting has badly deteriorated over the years due to mismanaged cleaning which has left the sky