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Source Description
A youthful inhabitant of the woodlands of mythical Arcadia in ancient Greece has dozed off after the exertions of the hunt. At his feet are his hunting dog and his catch, a dead boar. This lyrical piece is of a type inspired by the pastoral poetry of Greek and Roman antiquity revived during the Renaissance that described an idyllic existence in an idealized landscape inhabited by nymphs and shepherds. In "The Metamorphoses" by the Roman writer Ovid (43 BC-AD 17), Adonis was a handsome, mortal youth, renowned for his courage as a hunter of wild boar and beloved by Venus. Venus urged her lover not to hunt such a ferocious animal, but he dismissed her concerns, only to be killed by one shortly thereafter.
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Document identity
localId
4749
label
The Dream of Adonis
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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4749
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
The Dream of Adonis
description
A youthful inhabitant of the woodlands of mythical Arcadia in ancient Greece has dozed off after the exertions of the hunt. At his feet are his hunting dog and his catch, a dead boar. This lyrical piece is of a type inspired by the pastoral poetry of Greek and Roman antiquity revived during the Renaissance that described an idyllic existence in an idealized landscape inhabited by nymphs and shepherds. In "The Metamorphoses" by the Roman writer Ovid (43 BC-AD 17), Adonis was a handsome, mortal youth, renowned for his courage as a hunter of wild boar and beloved by Venus. Venus urged her lover not to hunt such a ferocious animal, but he dismissed her concerns, only to be killed by one shortly thereafter.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1630-1639 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
figurines
bronzes
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.1
height
4.1
depth
5.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 9/16 × W: 1 5/8 × D: 2 1/16 in. (9.1 × 4.1 × 5.3 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
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3789
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BAR
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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7a47503858420027