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| Keywords: Auguste Rodin - The Death of Adonis - Walters 27491.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork en According to Greek mythology the goddess Aphrodite fell passionately in love with the beautiful youth Adonis When he was killed in a hunting accident Aphrodite's grief was so overwhelming that the gods allowed Adonis to come back to earth for six months each year and then return to Hades Rodin wishing to make his work easily available relied on studio assistants to create bronze or marble sculptures from his clay models A plaster cast of this piece dating from before 1888 was included in an exhibition held by Rodin in Paris in 1900 after 1888 marble cm 66 36 8 accession number 27 491 6754 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 place of origin France PD-old-auto 1917 Sculptures by Auguste Rodin Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum 1888 sculptures Statues of Venus and Adonis Statues of couples in love Marble statues Sculptures of Aphrodite | ||||
