Adonis zu einer Blumen

Title

Adonis zu einer Blumen

Period

1550-1600;

Geographic

Cyprus

Ancient Greece

Description

This engraving illustrates the death of Venus’ lover, Adonis. Adonis had ignored Venus’ advice of hunting smaller, less threatening animals and had chased after a boar while on a hunt. One of Adonis’ hounds is illustrated chasing the boar away in the background of the engraving. Unfortunately, the boar attacked Adonis by piercing his groin with one of his sharp tusks. Adonis is illustrated laying on the ground in pain by his fatal wounds. Venus heard his groans while she was flying in her chariot drawn by swans. She found Adonis’ lifeless body and mourned over him. She then turns his blood into an anemone flower.

Image Creator

Virgil Solis (Engraver)

Type

Text

Woodcut Engraving

Identifier

mta:23202

Language

ger

Source Name

P. Ouidij Nasonis, deß Sinnreichen und hochverstendigen Poeten, Metamorphoses oder Verwandlung, mit schönen figuren gezieret, auch kurzen Argumenten und außlegungen erkläret, und in Teutsche Reymen gebracht, durch Johann Spreng von Augspurg [Publius Ovidius Naso, the Ingenious and Highly Understandable Poet, Metamorphoses or Transformations, Adorned with Beautiful Images, and also descriptions of Short Arguments and Explanations, Brought into German Rhymes by Johann Spreng of Augsburg]

Parent Collection

1564 Frankfurt Spreng

Image

mta_23202_OBJ.jpg

Collection

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject

Adonis

Venus

Transformation

Roman Mythology

Greek Mythology

Gods

Goddesses