The Death of Adonis
Technical Details
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Title
The Death of Adonis -
Author
Andrea Appiani -
Year
1790 - 5 -
Dimensions
cm 81 x 112 -
Inventory
7384 -
Room
XXXVII
The paintings, inspired by 17th century poet Giovanbattista Marino’s Adonis, depict the Stories of Mars and Venus in two pairs of matching works and take on a dramatic tone in the two pictures completing the set. This one shows the goddess weeping over her lover Adonis, slain by a boar egged on by the god. All the episodes are classicising in feel, imbued with a sense of measure and balance, the central, almost sculptural group standing out against a background dominated by the nuanced greens of the landscape and the pinks of the sunset.
