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Venus and Adonis
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About this work
Venus, the goddess of love, fell in love with the mortal Adonis. Here she urges him not to pursue the dangerous sport of hunting boar, advice he ignored, eventually leading to his death.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVenus and Adonis, mid-1700s. Follower of Georg Raphael Donner (Austrian, 1693–1741). Lead; overall: 20.6 x 20.7 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.198
