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GODS AND MYTHS

Adonis / Census of Antique Art known in the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Mantua, Palazzo Ducale
Adonis / Cycles / Miscellaneous
Adonis / Venus and Adonis / Venus nursing the wounded Adonis
Venus / With Amor / With other figures / Adonis

Further details

First scene (from the left): amalgamation of Adonis bidding farewell to Venus and Venus's tending of the dying Adonis; second scene: Adonis' hunting accident.

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

2nd century

Location

Mantua, Palazzo Ducale

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
Alinari (Photographer (analogue))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Carl Robert, Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs. Bd. 3, Einzelmythen, part 1, Actaeon - Hercules, Berlin 1897, pp. 20-22, no. 20; Dagmar Grassinger, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, vol. 1 (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12, 1), Berlin 1999, p.215, no. 55; Paul Zanker and Björn C. Ewald, Living with Myths: The Imagery of Roman Sarcophagi, Oxford 2012, pp. 207-208.

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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