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Painting of Venus reaching toward Adonis, a nude goddess and a hunter in red cloak with hounds and a cupid.

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A painting of the mythological scene of Venus and Adonis, showing the nude goddess reclining on a rocky ledge as she reaches toward the young hunter Adonis, who wears a red cloak and holds a spear. A winged cupid hovers behind them, and two hunting hounds stand beside Adonis while a hunting horn lies on the ground in the foreground.

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