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"Adonis: A Mythological Icon of Beauty and Tragedy" Adonis, a figure deeply rooted in ancient mythology, has captivated artists throughout history

Background imageAdonis Collection: Adonis (chromolitho)

Adonis (chromolitho)
975934 Adonis (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adonis. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageAdonis Collection: Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice

Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice
CHT224311 Stage machinery for the operas at the San Salvatore theatre in Venice, 1675 (pen & ink wash on paper) by Italian School, (17th century); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris

Background imageAdonis Collection: Death of Adonis or Morte di Adone, Book X, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses

Death of Adonis or Morte di Adone, Book X, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses
STC415872 Death of Adonis or Morte di Adone, Book X, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo, Luigi (1764-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: P)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis (colour litho)

Venus and Adonis (colour litho)
5207829 Venus and Adonis (colour litho) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus and Adonis)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis (oil on canvas)

Venus and Adonis (oil on canvas)
990394 Venus and Adonis (oil on canvas) by Mytens, Jan (1614-70); 225.4x171.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus and Adonis. Jan Mytens (1614-1670). Oil on canvas

Background imageAdonis Collection: The Birth of Adonis (fresco)

The Birth of Adonis (fresco)
3573804 The Birth of Adonis (fresco) by Ferramola, Floriano (1480-1528); Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: Artist: Ferramola)

Background imageAdonis Collection: The Awakening of Adonis, 1899 (oil on canvas)

The Awakening of Adonis, 1899 (oil on canvas)
3431774 The Awakening of Adonis, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus, ancient Roman goddess of love (engraving)

Venus, ancient Roman goddess of love (engraving)
5207782 Venus, ancient Roman goddess of love (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus, ancient Roman goddess of love)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Roses Red and White (colour litho)

Roses Red and White (colour litho)
976278 Roses Red and White (colour litho) by Eland, John Shenton (1873-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roses Red and White)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1554 (oil on canvas)

Venus and Adonis, 1554 (oil on canvas)
827852 Venus and Adonis, 1554 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 177.5x200 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus finding the body of Adonis

Venus finding the body of Adonis
3433535 Venus finding the body of Adonis by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis. Poems (gravure)

Venus and Adonis. Poems (gravure)
672027 Venus and Adonis. Poems (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus and Adonis. Poems)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)

Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
499607 Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); 213.5x268.7 (framed) 184.4x238.8 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, after Titian (c. 1488-1576), c. 1560-c. 1580 (engraving, etching)

Venus and Adonis, after Titian (c. 1488-1576), c. 1560-c. 1580 (engraving, etching)
5938059 Venus and Adonis, after Titian (c.1488-1576), c.1560-c.1580 (engraving, etching) by Rota, Martino (c.1520-83); 24.1x17.8 (trimmed) cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageAdonis Collection: Chocolat Poulain Orange trade card (chromolitho)

Chocolat Poulain Orange trade card (chromolitho)
963938 Chocolat Poulain Orange trade card (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolat Poulain Orange trade card)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Creator: Titian (1488-1576)

Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Creator: Titian (1488-1576)
Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Found in the collection of Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis. Creator: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)

Venus and Adonis. Creator: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Venus and Adonis. Found in the collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis (?), nude in a landscape with a dog at left and Cupid at upper right

Venus and Adonis (?), nude in a landscape with a dog at left and Cupid at upper right, 1750-70

Background imageAdonis Collection: The Death of Adonis, 1544. Creator: Jean Mignon

The Death of Adonis, 1544. Creator: Jean Mignon
The Death of Adonis, 1544. After Luca Penni

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus pricked by the thorns on a rose bush, in the background Mars chasing Adonis

Venus pricked by the thorns on a rose bush, in the background Mars chasing Adonis, in the foreground winged cupid resting, 1556. After Luca Penni

Background imageAdonis Collection: Death of Adonis. Creator: Claude Mellan

Death of Adonis. Creator: Claude Mellan
Death of Adonis

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo

Venus and Adonis. Creator: Anthonie Waterloo
Venus and Adonis

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, surrounded by many putti, reclining after the hunt, with a dead boar

Venus and Adonis, surrounded by many putti, reclining after the hunt, with a dead boar in the lower right, 1631-37

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, from the series The Story of Adonis, ca. 1579. ca. 1579

Venus and Adonis, from the series The Story of Adonis, ca. 1579. ca. 1579
Venus and Adonis, from the series The Story of Adonis, ca. 1579

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Discovering the Death of Adonis, 17th century. Creator: Anon

Venus Discovering the Death of Adonis, 17th century. Creator: Anon
Venus Discovering the Death of Adonis, 17th century

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1550s. Creator: Titian

Venus and Adonis, 1550s. Creator: Titian
Venus and Adonis, 1550s

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, probably mid-1630s. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Adonis, probably mid-1630s. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens
Venus and Adonis, probably mid-1630s

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)

Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)
Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Background imageAdonis Collection: Sculpture of a Male Swedish Swimmer

Sculpture of a Male Swedish Swimmer Date: circa 1900s

Background imageAdonis Collection: Cover of the poems of Shakespeare Venus and Adonis, published in 1593

Cover of the poems of Shakespeare Venus and Adonis, published in 1593

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus mourning the death of Adonis by Cornelis Holsteyn

Venus mourning the death of Adonis by Cornelis Holsteyn

Background imageAdonis Collection: The Death of Adonis (Venus Mourning Adonis), ca 1614

The Death of Adonis (Venus Mourning Adonis), ca 1614. Found in the collection of Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Mourning Adonis

Venus Mourning Adonis. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageAdonis Collection: Autumn (Venus and Adonis), 1616-1617

Autumn (Venus and Adonis), 1616-1617. Found in the Collection of Galleria Borghese, Rome

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Cupid Mourning the Dead Adonis

Venus and Cupid Mourning the Dead Adonis. Found in the Collection of Frans Hals Museum Haarlem

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis. Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)

Venus and Adonis. Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Venus and Adonis. Found in the collection of Kimbell Art Museum

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus, Adonis and Cupid. Artist: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)

Venus, Adonis and Cupid. Artist: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Venus, Adonis and Cupid. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis. Artist: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)

Venus and Adonis. Artist: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)
Venus and Adonis. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)

Venus and Adonis. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)
Venus and Adonis. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Background imageAdonis Collection: Dying Adonis, 1609. Artist: Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)

Dying Adonis, 1609. Artist: Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)
Dying Adonis, 1609. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1560. Artist: Titian

Venus and Adonis, 1560. Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis, 1560. The painting is part of the Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Background imageAdonis Collection: Portrait of a Boy as Adonis, c1670 (c1927). Artist: Nicolaes Maes

Portrait of a Boy as Adonis, c1670 (c1927). Artist: Nicolaes Maes
Portrait of a Boy as Adonis, c1670 (c1927). From the School of Rembrandt. The painting is held by the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. From Beautiful Children, by Haldane Macfall. [T. C. & E. C

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, c1545, (1937). Artist: Titian

Venus and Adonis, c1545, (1937). Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis c1545. After an original work by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c1485-1576). Original housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From The Studio Vol




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"Adonis: A Mythological Icon of Beauty and Tragedy" Adonis, a figure deeply rooted in ancient mythology, has captivated artists throughout history. From the delicate brushstrokes of Fabrizio Daminelli's Adonis Blue on Gymnadenia conopsea to the masterpieces by renowned painters like Titian and Luca Cambiaso, this mythical character continues to inspire awe. In Titian's "Venus and Adonis" from 1553, we witness the tender love between Venus and her mortal lover. The painting beautifully portrays their affectionate embrace, immortalizing their passionate bond for eternity. Similarly, in Luca Cambiaso's "Venus and the Nymphs Lamenting the Death of Adonis, " created between 1560-65, we are transported into a world of sorrow as Venus mourns over her beloved's tragic demise. The allure extends beyond paintings alone. Marcantonio Raimondi's depiction of Medor and Angelica from Lodovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso or "Venus and Adonis" showcases another facet of this mythological tale. Created around ca. 1500-1534, it explores themes of desire and temptation that have fascinated audiences for centuries. Even in pen drawings such as "The Death of Adonis, " his final moments are captured with poignant detail on off-white paper. This portrayal serves as a reminder that beauty is ephemeral but forever etched in our memories. Furthermore, frescoes like Bacchus (Dionysos) and Ariadne alongside scenes featuring Venus bathing or Mars entwined with Venus demonstrate how various artists interpreted this timeless story differently within different contexts. Beyond artistry lies architecture; Rocca dei Rossi in San Secondo houses stunning depictions related to Adonis' narrative on its ceilings.