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Venus and Adonis
Giorgio Ghisic. 1570
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
Venus's infatuation with the mortal Adonis, described by Ovid in his Metamorphoses, was among the best-known mythological tales involving the great goddess of love. Fearing for the safety of her handsome lover, Venus urged him to hunt only harmless rabbits and deer, but Adonis ignored her pleas and encountered death at the tusks of a wild boar.
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Details
- Title: Venus and Adonis
- Creator Lifespan: 1520/1582
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Mantua, Italy
- Creator Birth Place: Mantua, Italy
- Date: c. 1570
- Location: Mantua, Italy
- Physical Dimensions: w9 x h12.69 in (Sheet)
- Provenance: Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, 1975
- Type: Prints
- Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
- External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Medium: Engraving
- Artist/Maker: Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, 1520 - 1582
- After artist: After a drawing by Teodoro Ghisi, Italian, 1536 - 1601
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