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Venus and Adonis

Venus and Adonis

mid-1700s
(Austrian, 1693–1741)
Overall: 20.6 x 20.7 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

Venus, the goddess of love, fell in love with the mortal Adonis. Here she urges him not to pursue the dangerous sport of hunting boar, advice he ignored, eventually leading to his death.
  • Gordon Balderston (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
  • The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
    CMA 1988, "Year in Review 1987," Bulletin, 75 (Feb. 1988), p. 65, cat. #20
  • {{cite web|title=Venus and Adonis|url=false|author=Georg Raphael Donner|year=mid-1700s|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1987.198