Pictures of Adonis
In these pictures of Adonis, you'll see how beautiful he was.
... Nonetheless, in the following painting I just love the natural positions that the children have.
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Adonis was so beautiful, that Aphrodite/Venus fell in love with him.
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Veronese, Paolo
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And on to more pictures of Adonis and Aphrodite, in their happy moments.
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PAZ, JOAKIM
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Venus and Adonis, from the Salle de Conseil
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Galloche, Louis
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A modern rendition:
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Barbier, Georges
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You have probably noticed that in these pictures of Adonis, the dogs are always associated with him. That's because he liked hunting very much, but Aphrodite was very unhappy with that and she tried to dissuade him from going hunting, because she thought it was too dangerous.
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The Parting of Venus from Adonis, 1707-08
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Ricci, Sebastiano
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Rubens, Peter...
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Venus Adonis Thereby Retaining for Hunting
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Aachen, Hans von
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Venus and Adonis to the Hunt Starting
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Venus Tries to Dissuade Adonis from Hunting
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Farinati, Paolo
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Some say that it was Mars, the god of war, who made the boar attack Adonis:
Venus, Whose Pricked Foot Stains the Petals of a Rose Red, with Mars Who Pursues Adonis
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Romano, Giulio
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Anyway, Adonis was attacked by a boar and killed.
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Front of a Sarcophagus Depicting the Death of Adonis, Roman, 2nd Century
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Albani, Francesco
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Rivière, Briton
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Led by Cupid, Venus found the dying Adonis and mourned him. (In some of the pictures of Adonis, Venus is shown pouring nectar on his wounds.)
Venus Led by Cupid to Dead Adonis
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Bertoia, Jacopo
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Venus Weeping over the Death of Adonis
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Venus Weeping over Adonis, circa 1625
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Poussin, Nicolas
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The Death of Adonis, circa 1511-12
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From the blood of Adonis, the flowers called anemones appeared:
Venus Mourning Adonis Converted Anemone
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Venus Creating the Anemone with the Blood of Adonis
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By the way, I know it has nothing to do with the pictures of Adonis... but that's what an anemone looks like.
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Tilk, Andrea
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