Why it matters
The nude Venus tries to hold back Adonis as he sets off with his hounds for the hunt that will kill him. The subject comes from Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Titian painted several versions.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1554.
- It is oil on canvas.
- Another version is in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome.
Based on the French Wikipedia article Vénus et Adonis (Titien, Madrid) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
