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Venus Lamenting the Death of Adonis
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In a hilly landscape with trees, the slain Adonis is depicted on the left in the foreground. He lies on the ground next to his spear, and anemones bloom between his legs. Behind him, two dogs are visible, and above him Cupid hovers, from whose quiver the arrows are falling. In front of Adonis, Venus steps out of her chariot with flowing hair. She holds an object with a spout above her head. Next to her, two doves fly away. At the bottom, the episode in the story is explained in a four-line French text.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVenus treurt om de dood van Adonis. 1654. Herman van Swanevelt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.