Death of Adonis
16th century
Artists
Description
The dying Adonis, in the center foreground, is being lifted by winged genii and putti up to the chariot of Venus at the upper right; Venus, in the chariot, is tearing her hair in sorrow; at the upper left a putto is carrying aloft the garments of the wounded Adonis.
Dimensions
irregular: 25.5 x 36 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Charles Ferdinand Louis, Marquis de Valori-Rustichelli, Paris (his mark, L. 2500); Emile Wauters, Paris (his mark, L. 911); Frederik Muller; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs (by 1920), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965, inv. no. 1965.236
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