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1967.16.7.a

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The Death of Adonis

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

The Death of Adonis

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

early 17th century

Dimensions

2 7/8 in. x 5 1/16 in. (7.3 cm. x 12.8 cm.)

Object Type

plaquette

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

bronze, gilding

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1967.16.7.a

Object Description

389 Series: TWENTY-FOUR SCENES FROM OVID'S METAMORPHOSES
Q. THE DEATH OF ADONIS (Met. 10, 710-16)
Adonis lies prostrate on the ground, dressed in an antique manner and with a small hunting horn at his side, being mauled by a boar; on each side, trees.

Bronze, gilt, 73 x 128 mm.

Another specimen: (bronze, gilt, cabinet-mounted) Bowdoin collections, Acc. no. 1972.70.
Bibl.: Weber, no. 860, 18.