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Fountain of Venus: Sarcophagus of Adonis

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Fountain of Venus: Sarcophagus of Adonis
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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