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The Fountain of Venus and Adonis
Allusions to hunting in a tragic love
12 basins, just like the 12 months of the year, lead to the Fountain of Venus and Adonis. The balustrades of the tanks allude to hunting: they are decorated with boar, wolf, ram and bear heads. Designed by Gaetano Salomone, the main sculptural group of the Fountain of Venus and Adonis was completed around 1780. Surrounded by nymphs, putti and dogs, Venus holds a young Adonis, begging him not to go into the woods. On the left, a wild boar turns threateningly towards the observer., Mars, in the role of the animal, will later kill Adonis out of jealousy as narrated in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
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Via d'acquaCastellucciaPeschieraThe Fountain of DolphinsThe Fountain of AeolusThe Fountain of CeresThe Fountain of Diana and ActaeonThe Fountain of Venus and AdonisThe waterfall and TorrioneThe Bosco Vecchio (Old Wood)The Margherita Fountain
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Via d'acqua2
Castelluccia3
Peschiera4
The Fountain of Dolphins5
The Fountain of Aeolus6
The Fountain of Ceres7
The Fountain of Diana and Actaeon8
The Fountain of Venus and Adonis9
The waterfall and Torrione10
The Bosco Vecchio (Old Wood)11
The Margherita Fountain
Beyond the Royal Palace
1. Via d'acqua2. Castelluccia3. Peschiera4. The Fountain of Dolphins5. The Fountain of Aeolus6. The Fountain of Ceres7. The Fountain of Diana and Actaeon8. The Fountain of Venus and Adonis9. The waterfall and Torrione10. The Bosco Vecchio (Old Wood)11. The Margherita Fountain
Beyond the Royal Palace
