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Massimiliano Soldani Benzi: Adonis Mourned by Venus and Cupids   (  )
Artist	Massimiliano Soldani Benzi  (1656–1740)     Alternative names Massimiliano Soldani Description Italian sculptor and medalist Date of birth/death 15 July 1656  23 February 1740  Location of birth/death Montevarchi Montevarchi Work location Flourence Authority file : Q3297734 VIAF: 15615756 ISNI: 0000000066805283 ULAN: 500031392 LCCN: nr98029167 WGA: s/soldani WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q3297734
Title	Adonis Mourned by Venus and Cupids
Description	English: In this subject taken from ancient Greco-Roman mythology, the beautiful hunter Adonis, mortally wounded by a wild boar, is mourned by his lover Venus, goddess of love. The tragedy is rendered with great delicacy and concentrates on the intimate moment of the last farewell. Heightened emotion is imaginatively conveyed by the turbulence of the fluttering drapery and the inherent instability of the angle at which the body rests. Superb craftsmanship in the final chasing of the surface creates rich textures and details. The composition often parallels with the artist's "Dead Christ Mourned by the Virgin" (Walters 54.1066). Soldani, who was employed by the Medici court in Florence, often designed elaborate bases for his works. This exceptional example features detailing with a hunting motif and an inscription in Latin, reading "Through love, I may resurrect," alluding to the transformation of the blood of the dying Adonis into red anemones.
Date	circa 1715 date QS:P571,+1715-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium	bronze with ebony wood base
Dimensions	47 cm (18.5 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	54.677
Place of creation	Florence, Italy
Object history	Liddell family, Ravensworth Castle, Durham Albert, 4th Earl Grey [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Jacques Seligmann, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Inscriptions	[Transcription] AMORE RESURGAM
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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