Venus and Adonis
Item
- Title
- Venus and Adonis
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States of America. Public Domain.
- Creator
- Peter Paul Reubens (1577-1640)
- Date
- mid-1630s
- Description
- Venus sits under a tree nude, clutching Adonis's arm. She looks up to him, imploring Adonis to not leave her. Adonis holds a staff in his hand furthest from Venus, with hunting dogs off to his side. Cupid sits at the couple's feet, also clinging onto Adonis.
- Format
- Oil on canvas. 197.5 x 242.9 cm.
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical
- Identifier
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 37.162.
- Subject
- Baroque; Renaissance; painting; Italian painting; Venus; Adonis; cupid; Cupid; love.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 12/3/2023.
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437535
- Site pages
- Venus and Her Potency
- Media
Venus and Adonis