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Oval medallion with Venus and the dead Adonis
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Oval medallion with Venus and the dead Adonis

Antoine Jacquard · c. 1610 - c. 1615 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Design for a clock case in the form of an oval medallion with an ornamental border decorated with stylized leaves and centaurs; in the center, a scene of Venus seeing the dead Adonis lying down.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentornaments ~ artcentaursfoliage ~ ornamentVenus mourning Adonisornament ~ medallion
Credit lineOvaal medaillon met Venus en de dode Adonis. c. 1610 - c. 1615. Antoine Jacquard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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