Print made by Wallerant Vaillant, 1623–1677, Dutch, Adonis dies in the arms of Venus, undated
- Title:
- Adonis dies in the arms of Venus [2019, YBCA]
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/16 × 12 3/16 inches (38.3 × 31 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "29"; lower right: "W. 112 III"
Two small circles in brown ink, lower right
Lettered, lower center: "E. Quellinus Pinxit"; lettered, lower right: "W. Vaillant fecit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.47
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boar | bow | chariot | clouds | death | death of Adonis: he is killed by a boar | dog | goddess | grief | horn | religious and mythological subject | swans | trees
- Associated People:
- Adonis
Venus - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21935
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