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Venus and Adonis

painting by Titian

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  • Venus of Urbino by Titian
    In Titian: Mythological paintings

    …Danae with Nursemaid and the Venus and Adonis. The magnificent nude Danae lies upon her couch, knees raised, as Jupiter descends to her in the form of golden rain, and her nursemaid rather amusingly attempts to catch the coins in her apron. This work (of which there exist numerous replicas…

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