Art, literature & history
Venus Lamenting Adonis
c. 1608-1612
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down
- Dimensions
- overall: 30.6 x 19.8 cm (12 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1968.20.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Peter Paul Rubens. Venus Lamenting Adonis. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Venus Lamenting Adonis — Sir Peter Paul Rubens. c. 1608-1612.
Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 30.6 x 19.8 cm (12 1/16 x 7 13/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1968.20.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.