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Venus Offers Diana the Choice between Cupid and Adonis
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In a mountainous, wooded landscape, Venus stands with Cupid and Adonis in the foreground. Opposite her stands the armed Diana with several armed nymphs. Two doves are depicted next to Venus. At the bottom, the episode in the story is explained in a four-line French text.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVenus biedt Diana de keuze tussen Cupido en Adonis. 1654. Herman van Swanevelt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
