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Venus and Adonis
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Venus and Adonis

Giulio Sanuto · 1559 · engraving; paper

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

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Venus tries to prevent Adonis from going hunting. The naked Venus has her arms around Adonis. However, Adonis stands ready to depart with spear and hunting dogs. To the left, Amor sleeps under a tree. Top right: a text box with an inscription in Italian.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printPhilip II of Spain
Credit lineVenus en Adonis. 1559. Giulio Sanuto. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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