The Death of Adonis

A nude woman leans over a reclining, muscular man whose body sprawls across the foreground, his head tipped back as she clasps him. A dog crouches at the lower left beside a stream, and two winged putti, one above and one at the lower right, watch the scene beneath a draped cloth hung from a tree. Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash.

Look closer: A small winged putto sits at the lower right, holding up a hand near the reclining man's feet.

Artist

Johann König

Date

ca. 1625

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash. Framing line in pen and black ink.

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3254 × 2684 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006