Fountain of Venus: Sarcophagus of Adonis
ARCHITECTURAL · p.363
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)
Garden scene with the Fountain of Venus. Water flows from the sarcophagus of Adonis through a trellis garden with a serpent.
In the Narrative
The sacred fountain where Venus mourns Adonis. Water flows from his stone sarcophagus while a golden serpent guards the source.
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