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Adonis

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  • Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by M. Faulte, 1619.
  • Ancient herbalists and scholars of medicinal lore (Galen, Pliny, Hippocrates etc.); and Venus and Adonis in the gardens of Adonis. Woodcut, 1532.
  • Adonis dying in the lap of Venus. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • Ancient herbalists and scholars of medicinal lore (Galen, Pliny, Hippocrates etc.); and Venus and Adonis in the gardens of Adonis. Woodcut, 1532.
  • Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Oil painting by a follower of Luigi Garzi.
  • Ancient herbalists and scholars of medicinal lore (Galen, Pliny, Hippocrates etc.); and Venus and Adonis in the gardens of Adonis. Woodcut, 1532.
  • Adonis dying in the lap of Venus. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.
  • Adonis setting out on a hunt. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. Maron, 1779.
  • Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1736, after C. Cignani.
  • Ancient herbalists and scholars of medicinal lore (Galen, Pliny, Hippocrates etc.); and Venus and Adonis in the gardens of Adonis. Woodcut, 1532.
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Works from the collections

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    Venus and Adonis. Engraving by P.M. Vitali after A. von Maron, 1783.

    Maron, Anton von, 1733-1808. | Date: 1783 | Reference: 662824i
    Part of: Wall paintings from the Villa Negroni (Montalto), Rome
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    Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

    West, Benjamin, 1738-1820. | Date: [between 1770 and 1779?] | Reference: 2969684i
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    Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by M. Faulte, 1619.

    | Date: 1619 | Reference: 17242i
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    Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Oil painting by a follower of Luigi Garzi.

    Garzi, Luigi, 1638-1721. | Reference: 44687i
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    Adonis setting out on a hunt. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. Maron, 1779.

    Maron, Anton von, 1733-1808. | Date: 1779 | Reference: 662820i
    Part of: Wall paintings from the Villa Negroni (Montalto), Rome
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Related topics

Venus
Childbirth
Trees
Myrrha (Greek mythology)
Mural painting and decoration, Roman
Villa Montalto (Rome, Italy)

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