Venus and Adonis
The Met
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens(Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: probably mid-1630s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: With added strips, 77 3/4 x 95 5/8 in. (197.5 x 242.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Harry Payne Bingham, 1937
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A man, nude woman, and winged child with two dogs in a wooded landscape
Detailed Description
A painting depicts three figures and two dogs in a wooded landscape. On the left, a muscular man stands tall, facing right. He has long, curly brown hair and wears a red drape around his waist and over his left shoulder. He holds a long, dark-tipped staff in his raised right hand, while his left arm is around the woman. A dark quiver is visible at his left hip. Behind him, two dogs, one black and white, the other brown and white, stand on green and brown ground, looking towards the right. The background on the far left shows a lighter sky with distant trees. In the center, a small, fair-skinned child with light, curly hair and small wings stands between the man and woman, clinging to the man's right leg and looking up at him. On the right, a fair-skinned, nude woman sits on a dark drape, leaning back against a dark, gnarled tree trunk. She has long, curly blonde hair and looks up at the man, reaching out with her right arm towards him, while her left hand rests on his arm. A bow and a quiver of arrows lie on the ground near her feet. The background on the right is dominated by dark, dense foliage and tree trunks, creating a shadowed area.
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