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Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by M. Faulte, 1619.

Ancient herbalists and scholars of medicinal lore (Galen, Pliny, Hippocrates etc.); and Venus and Adonis in the gardens of Adonis. Woodcut, 1532.

Adonis dying in the lap of Venus. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. R. Mengs, 1778.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Oil painting by a follower of Luigi Garzi.

Adonis setting out on a hunt. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. Maron, 1779.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1736, after C. Cignani.

Venus and Adonis. Engraving by P.M. Vitali after A. von Maron, 1783.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

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Venus and Adonis. Engraving by P.M. Vitali after A. von Maron, 1783.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by M. Faulte, 1619.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Oil painting by a follower of Luigi Garzi.

Adonis setting out on a hunt. Engraving by A. Campanella after A. Maron, 1779.