Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis
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Title
Syrian Venus, weeping for the death of Adonis
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Venus
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1890
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Venus (Roman deity)
Grief
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Sculpture -- To 499
Drapery in art
Genres
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
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3532c510-c5bf-012f-5cba-58d385a7bc34
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1890
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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://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3532c510-c5bf-012f-5cba-58d385a7bc34
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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://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3532c510-c5bf-012f-5cba-58d385a7bc34
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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 December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3532c510-c5bf-012f-5cba-58d385a7bc34
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