Venus and Adonis, Oil on canvas, 42 x 52 1/2 in. (106.7 x 133.4 cm), Paintings, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice), Titian was often inspired by tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses for the paintings he called poesie, poetry in paint. The goddess Venus has fallen in love with Adonis, a handsome hunter. She foresees that the hunt will be fatal for him, and tries in vain to restrain him from leaving with his hunting dogs
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Venus, Adonis, Oil, canvas, 42 x 52 1/2, 106.7 133.4 cm, Paintings, Titian, Tiziano Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca., 1485/90?–1576, Venice, inspired, tales, Ovid, Metamorphoses, paintings, poesie, poetry, paint, goddess Venus, fallen, love, handsome hunter, foresees, hunt will, fatal, tries, vain, restrain, leaving, hunting dogs
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