File:Peter Paul Rubens - Venus and Adonis - WGA20288.jpg

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Summary

Peter Paul Rubens: Venus and Adonis (

)

Artist



Alternative names	Rubens, Pierre Paul Rubens, Pieter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Description	Flemish painter, sculptor, drawer and printmaker
Date of birth/death	28 June 1577	30 May 1640
Location of birth/death	Siegen	Antwerp
Work period	16^th century date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Work location	Antwerp (1589-1600), Mantua (9 May 1600-1608), Spain (1603), Antwerp (1608-1640), Netherlands (1612), Paris (23 May 1623-29 June 1623, 4 February 1625-9 June 1625), Calais (November 1626), Paris (December 1626), City of Brussels (1627), Netherlands (10 July 1627-6 August 1627), Spain (26 August 1628-29 April 1629), London (18 May 1629-23 March 1630), City of Brussels (1631), Netherlands (November 1631), Affligem (September 1634)
Authority file	: Q5599 VIAF: 56647196 ISNI: 0000000121341267 ULAN: 500002921 LCCN: n79055561 NLA: 36442606 WorldCat

Title

Venus and Adonis

Object type

painting

Date

circa 1614

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 83 cm (32.6 in); width: 91 cm (35.8 in)

Collection

Hermitage Museum

	Native name	Государственный Эрмитаж
	Location	Saint Petersburg
	Coordinates	59° 56′ 26″ N, 30° 18′ 49″ E
	Established	1764
	Website	hermitagemuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q132783 VIAF: 128956287 ISNI: 000000041800742X LCCN: n79100241 NLA: 35139924 OSM: 8092294 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

Web Gallery of Art:

Image

Info about artwork http://hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+paintings/48132?lng=en

Other versions

Version in the Mauritshuis

Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:55, 16 April 2018	3,192 × 2,864 (809 KB)	Netelo	authentic color
	18:19, 30 June 2011	2,287 × 2,075 (6.98 MB)	Jan Arkesteijn	Higher resolution
	06:55, 6 June 2011	1,251 × 1,121 (147 KB)	JarektUploadBot	{{Artwork \|artist = {{Creator:Peter Paul Rubens}} \|title = Venus and Adonis \|description = \|date = {{other date\|ca\|1614}} \|medium = {{Oil on panel}} \|dimensions