Venus mourning Adonis. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'8" x W 6'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, Inc., received 9/15/1927 sold to A. V. Davis 2/7/1929 [SS 15197]. French & Co. purchased from Symons [ex. Arthur V. Davis coll.] 7/28/1937 [SS 40610]. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John C. Vroman, received 3/25/1948 [SS 79713]. In garden, beneath arch springing from pair of vases with flowers on high pedestals, grieving Venus & Cupid hold dead body of Adonis after being ki
Venus mourning Adonis. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5'8" x W 6'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, Inc., received 9/15/1927 sold to A. V. Davis 2/7/1929 [SS 15197]. French & Co. purchased from Symons [ex. Arthur V. Davis coll.] 7/28/1937 [SS 40610]. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. John C. Vroman, received 3/25/1948 [SS 79713]. In garden, beneath arch springing from pair of vases with flowers on high pedestals, grieving Venus & Cupid hold dead body of Adonis after being killed by boar; horn, spear & shield on ground (center foreground); hunters with dogs chasing & killing boar (center middle ground); mountainous landscape with farm houses (background) (BRD) central conjoined pair of shields with flowers, flanked by festoons of flowers; medallions with lion's masks at corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15197 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 40610 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 79713
Size: 8910px × 8284px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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