http://sweetsalome.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] sweetsalome.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] sixwordstories 2010-10-27 03:15 am (UTC)

It's, well, it's meant to depict the city of Venice, the lady there getting the ring is Ariadne who is getting a marriage offer by Bacchus. The painter is trying to compare Ariadne to Venice, blessed by the God of the wine and harvest.

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