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Landscape with Venus and Adonis

Gillis van Coninxloo

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a city and castle in the background and a forest in the foreground. A large tree dominates the left side. Two people and a dog are under the tree. One person is wearing a red tunic and holding a spear. The other person is shirtless and wearing a green cloth around their waist. A nude figure sits on a rock behind them. In the distance, a city with many buildings and a river is visible. A mountain range is on the right side of the horizon. The sky is cloudy. The scene includes a castle on the right side.

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1263 × 875 px
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