Venus and Adonis

Tizian, 1554, Pradomuseet

‘Venus and Adonis’ is a work by Tizian (Italy, 1488–1576). It is dated 1554. It is part of the collection Pradomuseet. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 186 × 207 cm. The work belongs to the genres mythological painting and nude. The things depicted include clothed male, naked female, Adonis, Venus and Adonis, and titian hair.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Tizian.

• The Renaissance