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Adonis Collection (page 4)

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

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

Background imageAdonis Collection: Death of Adonis, 1512. Artist: Piombo, Sebastiano, del (1485-1547)

Death of Adonis, 1512. Artist: Piombo, Sebastiano, del (1485-1547)
Death of Adonis, 1512. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1565-1569. Artist: Cambiaso, Luca (1527-1585)

Venus and Adonis, 1565-1569. Artist: Cambiaso, Luca (1527-1585)
Venus and Adonis, 1565-1569. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1632. Artist: Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651)

Venus and Adonis, 1632. Artist: Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651)
Venus and Adonis, 1632. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, ca 1595-1597. Artist: Spranger, Bartholomeus (1546-1611)

Venus and Adonis, ca 1595-1597. Artist: Spranger, Bartholomeus (1546-1611)
Venus and Adonis, ca 1595-1597. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 16th century. Artist: Luca Cambiaso

Venus and Adonis, 16th century. Artist: Luca Cambiaso
Venus and Adonis, 16th century. Found in the collection of the Regional W Wereshchagin Art Museum, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, 1750s. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat

Venus and Adonis, 1750s. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Venus and Adonis, 1750s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, c1614. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Adonis, c1614. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Venus and Adonis, c1614. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus and Adonis, c1630. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens

Venus and Adonis, c1630. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Venus and Adonis, c1630. Rubens was a devout Roman Catholic, yet his paintings while religious in theme were not influenced by the dogma of his era

Background imageAdonis Collection: Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis... 1775. Artist: W Walker

Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis... 1775. Artist: W Walker
Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis, and afterwards Metamorphosed into a Tree, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Background imageAdonis Collection: Birth of Adonis, Ovid: Metamorpheses X, Italian Earthenware Dish, 1541. Artist: Francesco Durantino

Birth of Adonis, Ovid: Metamorpheses X, Italian Earthenware Dish, 1541. Artist: Francesco Durantino
Birth of Adonis, Ovid: Metamorpheses X, Italian Earthenware Dish, 1541. Theias strikes a tree with an arrow, which bursts open and Adonis emerges

Background imageAdonis Collection: Italian earthenware plate showing the birth of Adonis, c. 16th century

Italian earthenware plate showing the birth of Adonis, c. 16th century
Depiction of the birth of Adonis (Ovids Metamorphoses X) on an Italian earthenware plate from Urbino, c.16th century

Background imageAdonis Collection: Statuette of Adonis-Tammuz

Statuette of Adonis-Tammuz
Bronze statuette of Adonis-Tammuz from Srida, Lebanon, from the Louvres collection. Tammuz was an eastern god who became identified with the Roman Adoniz

Background imageAdonis Collection: Statuette of Adonis-Tamuz, 2nd century

Statuette of Adonis-Tamuz, 2nd century
Statuette of Adonis-Tamuz from Saida, in Lebanon, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century

Background imageAdonis Collection: Second century statuette of Adonis-Tamuz, 2nd century

Second century statuette of Adonis-Tamuz, 2nd century
Statuette of Adonis-Tamuz from Saida, in Lebanon, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century

Background imageAdonis Collection: Bronze Statue of Adonis, Saida, Lebanon, 2nd century

Bronze Statue of Adonis, Saida, Lebanon, 2nd century. From the collection at The Louvre

Background imageAdonis Collection: Adonis blue butterfly

Adonis blue butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis wooded landscape front castle Beersel

Venus Adonis wooded landscape front castle Beersel
Venus and Adonis in wooded landscape in front of the castle Beersel, 2nd half of the 16th century, tempera unvarnished on unprimed canvas (handkerchief painting), wax-doubled, 38.1 x 44.2 cm

Background imageAdonis Collection: Hugues Taraval Venus Adonis painting Oil canvas

Hugues Taraval Venus Adonis painting Oil canvas
Hugues Taraval, Venus and Adonis, painting, Oil on canvas, Oval, Height, 78 cm (30.7 inches), Width, 96 cm (37.7 inches)

Background imageAdonis Collection: FranAzois Lemoyne Venus Adonis painting 1729

FranAzois Lemoyne Venus Adonis painting 1729
Francois Lemoyne, Venus and Adonis, painting, 1729, oil on canvas, Height, 94 cm (37 inches), Width, 74 cm (29.1 inches), Signerad, F. Lemoyne 1729

Background imageAdonis Collection: Jonas akerstrAom Venus Adonis Cupid Amor painting

Jonas akerstrAom Venus Adonis Cupid Amor painting
Jonas Akerstrom, Venus, Adonis and Cupid, Adonis and Amor, painting, Oil on canvas, Height, 173 cm (68.1 inches), Width, 130 cm (51.1 inches)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Workshop Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert Venus Bewailing

Workshop Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert Venus Bewailing
Workshop of Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, Venus crying Adonis death, Oil on canvas, Height, 135 cm (53.1 inches), Width, 195.5 cm (76.9 inches)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Cornelis van Haarlem Venus Adonis painting 1603

Cornelis van Haarlem Venus Adonis painting 1603
Cornelis van Haarlem, Venus and Adonis, painting, 1603, oil on panel, Height, 39 cm (15.3 inches), Width, 54 cm (21.2 inches), Signed, C.v.H

Background imageAdonis Collection: Adonis standing landscape spear lance right shoulder

Adonis standing landscape spear lance right shoulder
Adonis, standing in a landscape, spear or lance over the right shoulder, two hunting dogs on a line in the left hand. anonymous, Nederlanden, c. 1600 - c

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis two hunting dogs says goodbye naked Venus

Venus Adonis two hunting dogs says goodbye naked Venus
Venus and Adonis, Venus and Adonis. Adonis, with two hunting dogs, says goodbye to naked Venus to go hunting. Bottom left is Cupid

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis two beloved hug foot tree ready

Venus Adonis two beloved hug foot tree ready
Venus and Adonis, Venus and Adonis. The two beloved hug each other at the foot of a tree. Adonis is ready to go hunting: on the right a lance and a dog, at his feet a hunting horn

Background imageAdonis Collection: birth Adonis Myrrha transformed tree tree splits open

birth Adonis Myrrha transformed tree tree splits open
The birth of Adonis from Myrrha transformed into a tree, birth of Adonis: the tree splits open to release the baby, the Naiads take care of him, Nicolas Poussin, 1650, paper, ink, brush

Background imageAdonis Collection: Sketchbook 25 sheets Sketchbook consisting farms

Sketchbook 25 sheets Sketchbook consisting farms
Sketchbook with 25 sheets, Sketchbook consisting of 25 sheets with farms, landscapes, cityscapes, trees. Venus and Adonis as lovers, Barend Hendrik Thier (possibly), Nederlanden, c. 1780 - c

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus finds dead Adonis swan-drawn wagon Venus

Venus finds dead Adonis swan-drawn wagon Venus
Venus finds the dead Adonis, The swan-drawn wagon with Venus and Amor descends at Adonis, it was killed by the wild boar, torn in the background by dogs

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus rose Venus stands feet water rose bush

Venus rose Venus stands feet water rose bush
Venus and the rose, Venus stands with its feet in the water, with a rose bush between its legs, in front of a large rock with vegetation. Amor sits along the water on the right

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis landscape Next hunting dogs foreground left

Venus Adonis landscape Next hunting dogs foreground left
Venus and Adonis, Venus and Adonis in a landscape. Next to Adonis are his hunting dogs. In the foreground left a putto with a rabbit. In the background on the left a putto with a cloth

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus rose Venus sits rock landscape takes thorn

Venus rose Venus sits rock landscape takes thorn
Venus and the rose, Venus sits on a rock in a landscape. She takes a thorn from a rose bush out of her foot. In the foreground on the right a rabbit

Background imageAdonis Collection: Adonis sleeping Venus

Adonis sleeping Venus
Adonis and sleeping Venus

Background imageAdonis Collection: Mars Ares prepares death Adonis killed boar

Mars Ares prepares death Adonis killed boar
Mars (Ares) prepares death of Adonis, who is killed by boar

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Aphrodite Adonis

Venus Aphrodite Adonis
Venus (Aphrodite) and Adonis (?)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Birth Adonis

Birth Adonis
Birth of Adonis

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis Titian Tiziano Vecellio Italian

Venus Adonis Titian Tiziano Vecellio Italian
Venus and Adonis; Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, about 1487 - 1576); about 1555 - 1560; Oil on canvas; 161.9 × 198.4 cm (63 3, 4 × 78 1, 8 in.)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis Simon Vouet French 1590 1649 France

Venus Adonis Simon Vouet French 1590 1649 France
Venus and Adonis; Simon Vouet (French, 1590 - 1649); France; about 1642; Oil on canvas; 132.7 x 96.5 cm (52 1, 4 x 38 in.)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Landscape Story Venus Adonis Hans Bol Flemish

Landscape Story Venus Adonis Hans Bol Flemish
Landscape with the Story of Venus and Adonis; Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534 - 1593); 1589; Gouache heightened with gold on vellum; 20.6 x 25.7 cm (8 1, 8 x 10 1, 8 in.)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Alpheus Arethusa Apollo Daphne Mercury Argus

Alpheus Arethusa Apollo Daphne Mercury Argus
Alpheus and Arethusa; Apollo and Daphne; Mercury and Argus; Pan and Syrinx; Venus and Adonis; The Death of Adonis. Anthonie Waterloo (Dutch, 1609/10-1690). Etching

Background imageAdonis Collection: Death Adonis Anthonie Waterloo Dutch 1609 10-1690

Death Adonis Anthonie Waterloo Dutch 1609 10-1690
The Death of Adonis. Anthonie Waterloo (Dutch, 1609/10-1690). Etching

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis Anthonie Waterloo Dutch 1609 10-1690

Venus Adonis Anthonie Waterloo Dutch 1609 10-1690
Venus and Adonis. Anthonie Waterloo (Dutch, 1609/10-1690). Etching

Background imageAdonis Collection: Venus Adonis 1713 France 18th century Black chalk

Venus Adonis 1713 France 18th century Black chalk
Venus and Adonis, 1713. France, 18th century. Black chalk, pen and gray ink with brown wash; matted: 29.8 x 24.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)

Background imageAdonis Collection: Picture No. 11980501

Picture No. 11980501
Adonis blue - male - wings open - resting on leaves - Dorset Date:

Background imageAdonis Collection: Picture No. 11980497

Picture No. 11980497
Adonis blue - pair mating- Dorset Date:

Background imageAdonis Collection: Picture No. 11980495

Picture No. 11980495
Adonis Blue- pair mating - on seed head - Dorset Date:

Background imageAdonis Collection: Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis

Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis - Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed. circa 1830s

Background imageAdonis Collection: Ferdinando Tacca (1619-1686). Italian Baroque sculptor. Venu

Ferdinando Tacca (1619-1686). Italian Baroque sculptor. Venu
Ferdinando Tacca (1619-1686). Italian Baroque sculptor. School of Florence. Venus and Adonis. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary




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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.