Venus Trying to Retain Adonis
| Title | Venus Trying to Retain Adonis |
|---|---|
| Artist | Attributed to Jacob de Wit (Dutch, 1695-1754) or an unknown Flemish artist |
| Date | n.d. 17th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), over red chalk, on buff laid paper, pieced |
| Classification | pen and ink drawings |
| Origin | Flanders Flanders |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Venus Trying to Retain Adonis” is a work by Attributed to Jacob de Wit (Dutch, 1695-1754) or an unknown Flemish artist, dated n.d.. It is executed in pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), over red chalk, on buff laid paper, pieced and classified as pen and ink drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: Flanders. Browse more public-domain art from Flanders.
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