id:			153681
accession number:	1987.198
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.198
updated:		2025-06-10 11:10:07.464000

Venus and Adonis, mid-1700s. Follower of Georg Raphael Donner (Austrian, 1693–1741). Lead; overall: 20.6 x 20.7 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1987.198

title:				Venus and Adonis
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creation date:			mid-1700s
creation date earliest:		1745
creation date latest:		1765
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Austria, Vienna
technique:	lead
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Georg Raphael Donner (Austrian, 1693–1741)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 20.6 x 20.7 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed in ink on top edge: 299.2.US [?] A [?].
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1988, "Year in Review 1987," Bulletin, 75 (Feb. 1988), p. 65, cat. #20', 'opening_date': '1988-02-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Gordon Balderston (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
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