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Landscape with Venus and Adonis
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Venus, the goddess of love, is unsuccessful in dissuading her mortal lover Adonis from hunting the boar that would eventually kill him. The artist nestles this story in the foreground of an expansive view with Germanic architecture, rather than a classical setting. Woodlands were relatively new subjects in European painting and this work points toward the full-blown forested landscapes of the 1600s.
| Artist / Maker | Gillis van Coninxloo |
|---|---|
| Date | 1580s |
| Culture / Origin | Netherlands, 16th century |
| Medium | oil on copper |
| Dimensions | Framed: 48.3 x 64.5 x 7 cm (19 x 25 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 37.8 x 53.6 cm (14 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.) |
| Department | European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
BiographyGillis van Coninxloo (1544–1607) — Flemish painter (1544-1607).Gillis van Coninxloo worked as painter and draftsperson and is associated with Habsburg Netherlands and Dutch Republic. Their documented life spans the years 1544 to 1607, born in Antwerp, died in Amsterdam.Disciplinespainter, draftspersonBorn1544, AntwerpDied1607, AmsterdamNationalityHabsburg Netherlands, Dutch RepublicSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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