Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-24, oil on canvas now atop board, 69-1/2 x 75 inches (National Gallery, London).

Part of a mythological cycle painted by Titian and Giovanni Bellini and commissioned by Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara that includes The Feast of the Gods and the Andrians. Originally hung in the studiolo or Camerini d'Alabastro of the Duke's Ferranese castle.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

http://smarthistory.org/titians-bacchus-and-ariadne.html

Length: 3 minutes

Bellini & Titian, Feast of the Gods, 1514 and 1529

Length: 10 minutes

Bronzino & the Mannerist Portrait

Length: 10 minutes

Annibale Carracci, Crucifixion, 1583