Venus guided by Cupid to the Dead Adonis, Jacopo Bertoia, between 1560 and 1566

Scene from ovid's metamorphoses. Venus, the goddess of love is led to the young adonis, with whom she is in love. Adonis is killed by a wild boar showing of diana's wrath. Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: between 1560 and 1566. Dimensions: height: 120 cm (47.2 in); width: 92 cm (36.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Cupid, Venus, Adonis. Collection: Louvre Museum. Jacopo Zanguidi Bertoia - Venus Led by Cupid to the Dead Adonis - WGA02099