# Ariadne on the Panther \(front and back views\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DANNECKER, Heinrich](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Marble, height 146 cm

## Commentary

This masterpiece of Dannecker is considered by some to be a modern classic, and is perhaps one of the best-known German sculptures of the 19th century. Dannecker follows none of the mythological precedents in his representation. He shows Ariadne riding, lying in divine nakedness on one of Dionysius&#39; panthers. Overall, the pose creates a contour of extended repose, embracing the whole sculpture. When Frankfurt was bombed in October 1943, the sculpture was seriously damaged. It was restored only in 1977-78.

## Related artworks

- [Ariadne on the Panther \(front view\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/ariadne-on-the-panther-front-view-r9aa01abe9cb7c8>)
- [Ariadne on the Panther](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/ariadne-on-the-panther-ra1bc79dfdbd450>)
- [Ariadne on the Panther \(rear view\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/ariadne-on-the-panther-rear-view-rb295250f9e3a4a>)
- [Bust of Schiller \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/bust-of-schiller-detail-re93d6a5289069d>)
- [Bust of Schiller](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/bust-of-schiller-rf61b5514c4214b>)
- [Cupid and Psyche](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/cupid-and-psyche-rf17dd8ee5bc3af>)
- [Self-Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dannecker-heinrich-r214b3c071d1183/self-portrait-r778080ed0fdda7>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)