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Ornamental Frame with Scrollwork and Figures, Containing a Landscape with Venus and Adonis
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Ornamental Frame with Scrollwork and Figures, Containing a Landscape with Venus and Adonis

anonymous · 1591 - 1633 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

A landscape in which Venus and Adonis sit to the right in the foreground under a tree. In the background, Adonis is attacked by the boar. The scene is framed in a broad ornamental border with scrollwork and figures.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentVenus and Adonis as lovers
Credit lineOrnamentomlijsting met rolwerk en figuren, waarin landschap met Venus en Adonis. 1591 - 1633. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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