This landscape with hunting scenes shows Adonis being killed by a boar on the right. In the centre are Venus and Amor mourning the dead Adonis. The print is part of a series of 13 landscapes with Biblical and mythological scenes.
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Hieronymus Cock
RKD
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Matthijs Cock
RKD
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Hieronymus Cock
RKD
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| Title | Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis |
| Date | ca. 1551 - 1558 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Deflet amasium suum/ Adonidem Venus. |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Cock fe / Cum gratia et privilegio per an° 6. | |
| inscription on the back, bottom right: 20 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-O |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-O |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11753/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
25F24(WILD BOAR) hoofed animals (WILD BOAR) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31B6214 weeping Iconclass 31B62141 tears Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 42E131 mourning the dead Iconclass 43C111243 boar-hunting Iconclass 43C1147 hunting dogs Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass 46C144 four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 47I14 harvest Iconclass 47I1451 hay-wagon Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92C4 (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) Iconclass 92C491 (story of) Adonis Iconclass 92C4915 death of Adonis: he is killed by a boar Iconclass 92C49151 Venus mourning Adonis Iconclass 92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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