Venus und Adonis,

1614

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

141 x 191 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal V

Department

Holländische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

5613

Acquisition

1812 aus dem Schloss Bayreuth

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Hendrick Goltzius, Venus und Adonis, 1614, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/y7GE8l0LPV (Last updated on 24.08.2023)

The tragic end of the love story between Venus and Adonis is imminent. The goddess of love is still trying to hold Adonis back from going off to hunt, but he has already picked up a spike to seek his good fortune. Shortly afterwards, he is mortally wounded by a boar goaded by the jealous god of war, Mars. Goltzius’s depiction of the lovers is one of the major early Dutch Classicist paintings that drew on the work of Peter Paul Rubens, among others, for its inspiration.