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Adonis Killed by the Boar: Luca Giordano's Fresco in Florence

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File Name

21475_0034

Caption

Medici Riccardi Palace, Gallery of Mirrors (or Room Luca Giordano): “Adonis killed by the boar”, detail of the vault.Frescoes by Luca Giordano, 1682 - 1685.The boar, sent by Mars, kills Adonis because of his love for Venus (allegory of Spring).

City

Florence

Keywords

Italy - Tuscany - Florence - Palazzo Medici Riccardi - Medici Riccardi Palace - Art - Artwork - Painting - Fresco - Luca Giordano - XVII Century - The 17th Century - Baroque - Mythology - Greek Myth - Adonis - Wild Boar - Killing - Olympus - Divinity - Goddess - Aphrodite - Venus - Allegory - Spring - Vault