Birth of Adonis, Herman of Swanevelt, 1654 print In a hilly landscape with a river, there are four water nymphs at Myrrha on the right in the foreground that has almost completely turned into a Mirreboom. Diana takes Adonis out of the tree, while another, fifth water nymph prepares a basket behind the tree. At the bottom the episode in the story is explained in a four -line, French text. Paris paper etching birth of Adonis: the tree splits open to release the baby; the Naiads take care of him

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