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Description: | One of four oval paintings attributed to Biagio Rebecca that surmount George III pier-glasses made by Thomas Chippendale the Younger. The painting shows a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Adonis is recognisable from his hunting horn and two hunting dogs. Venus wears the robes that are described in this passage. The crown of flowers is not mentioned in the text, but it is a common motif used to express men's submission to feminine pleasure. This is also a poignant motif: shortly after this episode, Adonis died and was transformed into a flower. | Subjects: | Adonis); literature (Ovid Metamormorphoses X. 515-570) mythology (Venus | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Rebecca, Biagio (Italian painter, 1735-1808, active in Great Britain) Æ Attributed to Attributed to manner of Kauffmann, Angelica (Swiss painter and printmaker, 1741-1807) Previously attributed to Kauffmann, Angelica (Swiss painter and printmaker, 1741-1807) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8693... | Go to resource |
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