Venus (Aphrodite) trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after) [painter] c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Adonis holds leashes of 2 hunting dogs & raises hunting horn high in L hand as Venus tries to restrain him; Adonis dead on ground as 2 hunting dogs chase boar that killed him in L background; putto in tree with bird on R (BRD) grotesque ornament with putti & foliage; (UPR BRD) centered by arms of a bishop-duke of Rich
Venus (Aphrodite) trying to prevent Adonis from going hunting. Vouet, Simon (French, 1590-1649) (designed after) [painter] c. 1625-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 16' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. Adonis holds leashes of 2 hunting dogs & raises hunting horn high in L hand as Venus tries to restrain him; Adonis dead on ground as 2 hunting dogs chase boar that killed him in L background; putto in tree with bird on R (BRD) grotesque ornament with putti & foliage; (UPR BRD) centered by arms of a bishop-duke of Richelieu; (L & R BRD) cartouche with putto at mid-point; cartouches with quivers in upper corners This appears to be the "other" composition described in Fénaille. The lower border is missing. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 15282-a Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 337-338
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