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Death of Adonis

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The dying Adonis, in the center foreground, is being lifted by winged genii and putti up to the chariot of Venus at the upper right; Venus, in the chariot, is tearing her hair in sorrow; at the upper left a putto is carrying aloft the garments of the wounded Adonis.
Department of Drawings Charles Ferdinand Louis Marquis de Valori-Rustichelli Paris (his mark L. 2500); Emile Wauters Paris (his mark L. 911); Frederik Muller; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs (by 1920) bequest; to Fogg Art Museum 1965 inv. no. 1965.236 Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
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Title: Death of Adonis
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The dying Adonis, in the center foreground, is being lifted by winged genii and putti up to the chariot of Venus at the upper right; Venus, in the chariot, is tearing her hair in sorrow; at the upper left a putto is carrying aloft the garments of the wounded Adonis.

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