Venus and AdonisTitian is Tiziano Vecellio was the greatest artist in 16th century. He is known for his remarkable use of color in his painting.
In his painting Venus and Adonis, it relates the story of the Venus trying to restrain her lover, Adonis, from departing for the hunt. It is tragic that Adonis is destined to be killed after that by a wild boar. This story of Venus and Adonis derives from Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 10. In this story Adonis was the first mortal lover of Venus, who’s a long companion.
Titian used rich colors, shimmering highlights, and a lush landscape to create the painting’s evocative, poignant mood. It was fetched US$13.5 million in 1991.
Venus and Adonis
