The Dream of Adonis

1630-1639 (Baroque)

4.1 cm 9.1 cm 5.3 cm

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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...

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4749
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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