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The halftone image depicts the mythological figure, Ariadne, looking out over the landscape that surrounds her. Ariadne sits in three-quarter profile facing left, on what appears to be a large rock. Her hair hangs loose, down to her shoulders. Her full-length dress is a series of loose robes that hang from her shoulders. Her left arm is exposed with the robe bundled up on her left shoulder. Her left hand hangs down by her side. Her right arm is covered by her robes and her right-hand rests on top of the rock. Her left foot is bare and exposed from underneath the hem of her robes. The ground appears to be a stone altar because it is smooth, and a male servant is depicted to left of Ariadne in the lower corner on his hands and knees scrubbing its surface. Only his upper body is visible. He gazes down and uses both hands to scrub the floor. Behind the two figures, a distant landscape is visible beneath Ariadne, suggesting that she is sitting on top of a mountain. Additional mountains are visible in the background rising to the height of Ariadne’s eyes. In front of the mountains, a dark tree line is visible rising to Ariadne’s shoulders. Above the trees and mountains, a cloudy sky is depicted.

The halftone image depicts the mythological figure, Ariadne, looking out over the landscape that surrounds her. Ariadne sits in three-quarter profile facing left, on what appears to be a large rock. Her hair hangs loose, down to her shoulders. Her full-length dress is a series of loose robes that hang from her shoulders. Her left arm is exposed with the robe bundled up on her left shoulder. Her left hand hangs down by her side. Her right arm is covered by her robes and her right-hand rests on top of the rock. Her left foot is bare and exposed from underneath the hem of her robes.