Emblem 41. Adonis is slain by a boar, and as Venus comes running she colors the Roses with her blood. From Atalanta fugiens by

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Merian Matthäus the Elder - Emblem 41. Adonis is slain by a boar, and as Venus comes running she colors the Roses with her blood. From
Number:081767
Title:Emblem 41. Adonis is slain by a boar, and as Venus comes running she colors the Roses with her blood. From Atalanta fugiens by
Artist: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Museum: Private Collection
Method: Copper engraving
Created: 1816
School: Schwitzerland
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Baroque
Keywords: Medicine, History of Medicine, Occultism, Manuscript, Manuscript illumination, Illuminated manuscript, Medieval Illuminated Letter, Illuminated art, Astrology, Alchemy, Alchemist, Opus Magnum, Magnum opus, History of science, Science in the Middle Ages, Kabbalism, Miniature, Atalanta fugiens, Michael Maier