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An ancient painting depicting Venus and Adonis. This oil-on-panel painting of Venus and Adonis, from a Roman School of the 17th century, tells the tragic love story between the goddess of beauty and a young hunter of otherworldly beauty, born of Cupid's arrow’s sting. Despite Venus’s warnings, Adonis dies during a hunting trip because of a boar (sometimes linked to Ares’s jealousy), transforming into a flower. Size: 64.5 × 54.5 cm.

Dipinto antico , raffigurante Venete ed Adone questo dipinto olio su tavola raffigurante e Adone e Venere di scuola Romana del XVII secolo narra l'amore tragico tra la dea della bellezza e un giovane cacciatore dalla bellezza ultraterrena, originato dal graffio di una freccia di Cupido. Nonostante gli avvertimenti di Venere, Adone muore durante una battuta di caccia a causa di un cinghiale (a volte legato alla gelosia di Ares), trasformandosi in un fiore. 
Misura cm 64,5 per 54,5 cm

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Scuola Romana (XVII) - Venere e Adone

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Venere e Adone, an oil on panel Baroque painting from XVII century Italy, measuring 64.5 by 54.5 cm, unsigned and attributed to Scuola Romana (XVII).

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Venere e Adone, an oil on panel Baroque painting from XVII century Italy, measuring 64.5 by 54.5 cm, unsigned and attributed to Scuola Romana (XVII).

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