Oil on canvas depicting Venus and Adone Area "Boucher, 18th century







Description: Ancient painting oil on canvas depicting Venus and Adone. The painting depicts Adone's death in a sublimated atmosphere, the young man loved by Venus, wounded to death by a wild boar during a hunting trip. The myth, taken from Book X of the Metamorphosis of Ovid, says that Venus, as soon as he hears the lament of Adone dying in the distance, descends on the ground above his wagon pulled by the swans, to assist him. Venus is depicted lying next to his beloved dying, the nearby sinuous bodies seem to merge into the final pain, the tapered hands and long fingers draw the despair of the moment, while the hunter dog witnesses the tragic epilogue. Conditions: Excellent condition. Origin: France XVIII century. Measures: 125x90cm. Document: certificate of authenticity. Assistance: we are at your disposal for further clarifications or photographic details. Shipping: throughout Italy Europe and the rest of the world at very low prices in maximum safety and traceable. The shipment will be agreed privately and will not be high cost.
ID: 12351-1740590665-117470