Venus and Adonis
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Caliari, known as Paolo Veronese. Included with Titian, a generation older, and Tintoretto, a decade senior, Veronese is one of the great trio that dominated Venetian painting of the cinquecento and the Late Renaissance in the 16th century.
Max Resolution:1300×1048 PX
Title:Venus and Adonis
Artists:Paolo Veronese
Date:1580 - 1582
Style:Mannerism
Genre:mythological painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Dimensions:212×191 cm
Copyright:Public domain
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.
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.
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.
The Prado also has a Venus and Adonis by Titian.
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.
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.
The Prado also has a Venus and Adonis by Titian.