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Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders

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Mythology -- Venus

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Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis

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Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Venus

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Ven
Topics
Venus (Roman deity)
Grief
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Sculpture -- To 499
Drapery in art
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: "Statuette of white limestone found in Syria (Collection of the Duc de Luynes in the Cabinet de France). This Venus, in a reclining attitude, wrapped in her peplum, corresponds to the description of her given by Macrobius in his Satunalia...Aphrodite weeping for Adonis was in all the Syro-Phoenician religions the personification of the sadness of the Earth at the periodical departure of the Sun." -- printed note accompanying image. Includes additional text.
Source note: History of Rome and of the Roman people from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians : containing over three thousand engravings, one hundred maps and plans and numerous chromolithographs. (Boston : Estes and Lauriat, 1890) Duruy, Victor (1811-1894), Author. Mahaffy, John Pentland, Sir (1839-1919), Editor.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 9.5 x 13.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3532c510-c5bf-012f-5cba-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1890: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-603d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-603d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1890). Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-603d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis