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Fountain of Venus and Adonis. The sculptural part of the fountain was created from white Carrara marble. The composition is a scene from the myth of Adonis, beloved of Venus, who was killed while hunting Mars. Venus begs her lover not to go hunting, to help him escape death.
Fountain of Venus and Adonis. The sculptural part of the fountain was created from white Carrara marble. The composition is a scene from the myth of Adonis, beloved of Venus, who was killed while hunting Mars. Venus begs her lover not to go hunting, to help him escape death.