Year 1580 Artist Paolo Veronese Location Museo Nacional Del Prado Period Mannerism | Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 2.12 m x 1.91 m Created 1582 | |
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Venus and Adonis is a painting by the Italian late Mannerist artist Paolo Veronese, executed in 1580, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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The original painting was enlarged in the upper border in the 18th century. This added section was removed in a restoration (c. 1988) so the work recovered the horizontal format.
Overview
The painting's subject is taken from Ovid. It portrays the hunter Adonis sleeping in Venus' lap. In front of her is Eros, with a sighthound. Cupid is portrayed while trying to quench the dog's desire to hunt, as Venus had forecast that Adonis would die during a hunt. In the background is a lively landscape, with a green- and blueshaded sky.
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Venus and Adonis (Veronese, Madrid) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA