Richard WilsonEngeland, 1714–1782Classical Landscape with Venus and Adonis
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Waar is „Classical Landscape with Venus and Adonis” nu? Collectie: Victoria and Albert Museum, Londen. Nu niet te zien. Gecontroleerd 25 september 2026.
Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk
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Over het schilderij
The subject is taken from the Metamorphoses, a series of mythological tales in verse by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, which was a favourite source for Wilson in his later years.
It shows the artist at the height of his powers, reinterpreting the classical landscape of Claude Lorrain in seventeenth-century Italy for a late eighteenth-century British audience.
The ruined building appears in other compositions by Wilson, and is recorded in his 1752 Italian sketchbook, also in the V&A collection; it has been identified as an ancient tomb known as the Sedia di Diavolo, in the Roman Campagna, and may refer to the tragically early death of Adonis.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 105-1878
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- Afbeelding: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
