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Title A name given to the resource Venus and Adonis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Titian Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1554 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Liuren Yin Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright ©Museo Nacional del Prado The granted permission for the images rights of the artworks belonged to the Image Bank of the Museo del Prado is destined to be used in projects based on the study of History of Art. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Oil on canvas, 186 cm x 207 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain Description An account of the resource The scene of Venus and Adonis comes from the literary work The Metamorphosis by Ovid. After being mistakenly hit by an arrow from Cupid, Venus, the goddess of love, became the lover of the mortal young hunter Adonis. Venus had a foreboding that Adonis would be in danger while hunting, and tried to prevent him from going to the hunt one day. But Adonis, who didn't believe it, stubbornly hunted alone and was attacked by irritated wild boars that Adonis failed to kill. Venus heard his cry in the sky above her chariot, but could not save him. When she descended to the woods to find him, Adonis was already dead. The paradoxical structure of this myth depicts the ambiguous boundaries between divinity and mankind, as expressed in Titian's art. [1] Titian chose a moment full of love and loss in the middle of the entire plot, in which the goddess Venus’ futile efforts were too feeble to save him. Titian skillfully constructed a scene that contains all the key components of the narrative. There's the sign of a very powerful beam of white light in the background scenery that presumably points to the location where Adonis dies, describing the future. [1] The light over the head of Adonis represents Venus falling down from the heavens to return to his wounded mortal lover. Titian was very strong at creating portraits, especially as many of his artistic commissioners for his portraits came from among aristocrats and most entitled rulers in foreign countries. He was good at creating subtle eye expressions that communicate certain sensations with the audience. The exquisite drawing skills are also reflected in the intimate eye contact of the two figures in this painting. Venus's eyes and eyebrows, looking up, convey a mixed emotion of pleading, fear, and helplessness, meeting the tender gaze in Adonis' reaction. The limbs of the two characters stretch out exaggeratedly. Venus’ calves, the tilt of his waist, and Adonis’ upwardly raising and naturally pendent arms form a nearly clockwise cycle, which is imaginable for the audience to feel their movement for the very next second. Venus was shown to be off-balanced in both literal and metaphorical ways. This unbalanced, off-centered posture, like a moment in a comedy or ballet, arouses the audience's emotions and attention more powerfully. In terms of color, the scheme becomes quieter and contains less contrast, but the compensation is injected by the stronger energy produced by the light in this painting.[2] It was part of a collection of mythical works commissioned by King Philip II of Spain entitled poesie(poems). Venus and Adonis were designed to be seen alongside Danaë, the first of the poems that are now lost. This Venus and Adonis marked the start of Philip's preeminent relationship that allowed him almost absolute freedom to paint a variety of images of what-ever topic he desired for the next few years for the emperor. In a letter to Philip, Titian clarified that the two works would provide opposing front and hind views of a nude Venus, thereby enabling painting to compete with the form of sculpture. [3] [1] Aneta Georgievska-Shine . "Titian and the Paradoxes of Love and Art in "Venus and Adonis"." Artibus Et Historiae 33, no. 65 (2012): 97-99 [2] “Venus and Adonis - The Collection - Museo Nacional Del Prado.” Accessed October 21, 2020. https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/venus-and-adonis/bc9c1e08-2dd7-44d5-b926-71cd3e5c3adb. [3] Nicholas Penny, National Gallery Catalogues (new series): The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings, Volume II, Venice 1540–1600, (National Gallery Publications Ltd 2008), 203, 284 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Georgievska-Shine, Aneta. ‘Titian and the Paradoxes of Love and Art in “Venus and Adonis”.’ Artibus Et Historiae 33, No. 65 (2012): 97-113. Accessed October 20, 2020. Http://Www.Jstor.Org/Stable/23509713. Museo Nacional Del Prado, “Venus and Adonis - The Collection - Museo Nacional Del Prado.” Accessed October 21, 2020. Https://Www.Museodelprado.Es/En/the-Collection/Art-Work/Venus-and-Adonis/Bc9c1e08-2dd7-44d5-B926-71cd3e5c3adb. Penny, Nicholas, National Gallery Catalogues (New Series): The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings, Volume II, Venice 1540–1600, 2008, National Gallery Publications Ltd, ISBN 1857099133, Image Source: Museo Nacional Del Prado, “Venus and Adonis - The Collection - Museo Nacional Del Prado.” Accessed October 21, 2020. Https://Www.Museodelprado.Es/En/the-Collection/Art-Work/Venus-and-Adonis/Bc9c1e08-2dd7-44d5-B926-71cd3e5c3adb.,” Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Commissioned by King Philip II of Spain “Venus and Adonis - The Collection - Museo Nacional Del Prado.” Accessed October 21, 2020. https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/venus-and-adonis/bc9c1e08-2dd7-44d5-b926-71cd3e5c3adb.