Why it matters
Venus, Cupid and the Three Graces mourn the dead Adonis, killed by a wild boar sent by Artemis.
Did you know?
- It dates from about 1614.
- Saul P. Steinberg donated it to the Israel Museum.
- Martínez del Mazo, Poussin and Ribera also painted the subject.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Death of Adonis (Rubens) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
