Sujet

The Death of Adonis, 1723-1725. Creator: Francois Boucher.

Légende

The Death of Adonis, 1723-1725. Companion piece to The Birth of Adonis. The myth of Adonis was recurrent in Rococo painting due to its dramatic richness and its ability to integrate erotic, amorous, and tragic elements into pastoral settings of great chromatic delicacy. Here Venus hovers over the dying Adonis who has been the mortally wounded by a boar. A cherub extinguishes a flaming torch, symbolising a life snuffed out.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A38_207

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55.9Mo (4.8Mo) / 42.0cm x 33.4cm / 4960 x 3940 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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