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Thomas Willeboirts-Bosschaert (Dutch-Flemish, 1613-1654), Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis, mid 17th century. Oil on canvas. New Orleans Museum of Art, Museum Purchase, Deaccessioned Art Fund.
In the seventeenth century, international court artists like Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and Anthony van Dyke (1599-1641) revolutionized Flemish painting, using oil paint to convey soft flesh or atmospheric turbulence. Thomas Willeboirts-Bosschaert, who worked primarily in Antwerp, followed in their wake. This work represents the classical myth of Adonis, derived from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. While hunting, the handsome young Adonis is attacked by a wild boar. Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, hears his cries, but arrives too late; he dies in her arms, as his faithful greyhound dogs and a horrified putto look on.
