Title

Fresco: birth of Adonis, 55-65. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Fresco: birth of Adonis, 55-65. On a dark green background, three female figurines; to the left, a kneeling nymph(?) holds out the infant Adonis, who sits in her hands, towards the central figure, Aphrodite; to the right, a draped woman advances towards the centre; in the middle, Aphrod. Dimensions: height: 91 cmwidth: 99.5 cm//Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Date

55th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19E74_462

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

93,6Mb (5,9Mb) / 20,1in x 18,1in / 6016 x 5438 (300dpi)

Keywords

blue Italy Italian female holding women woman people male boy boys child children religious yellow painting infant baby babies country Rome religion body color colour painted infancy deity God kneeling location century breast fresco birth lady breasts PLASTER goddess semi-naked Aphrodite semi-dress 1st century Adonis female likeness the body object Unknown human likeness semi dress Ashmolean Museum object