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Venus mourning over the dead Adonis
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Venus mourning over the dead Adonis

Augustinus Terwesten (I) · 1672 - 1677 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Venus, on a cloud, mourns her beloved Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar while hunting. Amor drives the cloud drawn by doves.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printVenus mourning Adonis
Credit lineVenus treurt bij de dode Adonis. 1672 - 1677. Augustinus Terwesten (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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