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Love: How the Gods Could be Human

Venus, Adonis and Cupid

Item

Title
Venus, Adonis and Cupid
Rights
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Fair Use.
Creator
Annibale Carracci (1560-1609).
Date
1590
Description
Venus, Adonis, and Cupid are sheltered by a tree. A hunting dog is to Adonis's left while he leans over the nude Venus. Cupid clings to the goddess as she looks back over her shoulder at her lover.
Format
Oil on canvas. 212 x 268 cm.
Publisher
Museo del Padro.
Contributor
Mckenzi Monical
Identifier
Museo del Padro. P002361.
Subject
Italian Renaissance; Renaissance; gods; Venus; Cupid; Adonis; Greco-Roman myth.