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The eventful sleep of Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, during which Theseus deserted her, is here represented. It is an unquiet sleep as denoted by the attitude and the disorder of the beautiful but complicated drapery. The uneven surface, upon which the body reclines, causes it to be slightly drawn together, and adds to the idea of unrest. The gentle droop of the head, the relaxed, curving arms, and the languid air of sleep make the figure extremely graceful and feminine, though almost colossal in size.
The statue has been in the Louvre since the time of Pope Julius II.
