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Death of Adonis by René Boyvin, Giovanni Battista Torriglia, Leonard Thiry — VisualArtsDB

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Death of Adonis

Death of Adonis

Death of Adonis

René Boyvin Giovanni Battista Torriglia Leonard Thiry

Medium: Brown ink and black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, squared in black chalk, laid down on cream card, corners made up
Dimensions: irregular: 25.5 x 36 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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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.

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