Venus and Adonis
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Venus and Adonis, a classical myth, was a common subject for art during the Renaissance
and Baroque
eras. Some works which have been titled Venus and Adonis are:
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
and Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
eras. Some works which have been titled Venus and Adonis are:
Literary works
- Venus and Adonis (Ovid poem), a poem from Ovid's Metamorphoses, possibly the inspiration for many of the following works
- Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)Venus and Adonis is a poem by William Shakespeare, written in 1592–1593, with a plot based on passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses. It is a complex, kaleidoscopic work, using constantly shifting tone and perspective to present contrasting views of the nature of love.-Publication:Venus and Adonis was...
, a poem by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... - Venus and Adonis (opera)Venus and Adonis (opera)Venus and Adonis is an opera in three acts and a prologue by the English Baroque composer John Blow, composed in about 1683. It was written for the court of King Charles II at either London or Windsor. It is considered by some to be either a semi-opera or a masque, but The New Grove names it as the...
, an opera by John BlowJohn BlowJohn Blow was an English Baroque composer and organist, appointed to Westminster Abbey in 1669. His pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis John Blow (baptised 23 February... - Venus and Adonis (Constable poem), a poem by Henry ConstableHenry ConstableHenry Constable was an English poet, son of Sir Robert Constable. He went to St John's College, Cambridge, where he took his degree in 1580. Becoming a Roman Catholic, he went to Paris, and acted as anagent for the Catholic powers. He died at Liège...
- Vénus et AdonisVénus et AdonisVénus et Adonis is an opera in a prologue and 5 acts composed by Henri Desmarets to a libretto by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau. Based on the story of Venus and Adonis in Book X of Ovid's Metamorphoses, it was first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 28 July 1697 with Marie Le...
, an opera by Henry Desmarest - Venus und AdonisVenus und AdonisVenus und Adonis is a one-act opera by Hans Werner Henze with a German libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel, after the poem by William Shakespeare. The work uses both singers and dancers....
, an opera by Hans Werner HenzeHans Werner HenzeHans Werner Henze is a German composer of prodigious output best known for "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life"...
Paintings
- Venus and Adonis, a painting by Cornelis van HaarlemCornelis van HaarlemCornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem , Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, was one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in The Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.-Biography:...
- A series of paintings by TitianTitianTiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
:- Venus and Adonis (Titian, Madrid)Venus and Adonis (Titian, Madrid)Venus and Adonis is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Titian, executed in Venice around 1553. While the painting, which is now in Madrid's Museo del Prado, is one of a number of versions of the same subject by Titian, it stands out as a particularly important commission, being...
(1553) - Venus and Adonis (Titian, London) (1555)
- Venus and Adonis (Titian, Malibu) (c. 1555-1560)
- Venus and Adonis (Titian, Oxford) (c. 1560)
- Venus and Adonis (Titian, Rome)Venus and Adonis (Titian, Rome)Venus and Adonis is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Titian, executed around 1560. It is currently housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome. It is one of the numerous version of the same subject....
(c. 1560) - Venus and Adonis (Titian, New York) (c. 1560)
- Venus and Adonis (Titian, Washington) (c. 1560)
- Venus and Adonis (Titian, Madrid)
- Venus and Adonis, a painting by RubensRubensRubens is often used to refer to Peter Paul Rubens , the Flemish artist.Rubens may also refer to:- People :Family name* Paul Rubens Rubens is often used to refer to Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the Flemish artist.Rubens may also refer to:- People :Family name* Paul Rubens (composer) Rubens is...