The Birth of Adonis

Tizian, 1506, Civic Museums of Padua

‘The Birth of Adonis’ is a work by Tizian (Italy, 1488–1576). It is dated 1506. It is part of the collection Civic Museums of Padua. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of oil paint and panel. It measures 35 × 162 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Birth of Adonis and Adonis.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Tizian.

• The Renaissance