Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1736, after C. Cignani.

  • Cignani, Carlo, 1628-1719
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1736
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17248i
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Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1736, after C. Cignani. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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After an incestuous relationship with her father Cinyras, Myrrha gave birth to Adonis and was transformed into the myrrh tree (Ovid, Metamorphoses X, 298-502)

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Paris : Desplaces

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1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 29.9 x 42.5 cm

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Naissance d'Adonis. Peint sur cuivre par C. Cignani large de 2. pieds 2. pouces sur 1. pied 6. pouces de haut grave par L. Desplaces.

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Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1951, tome VII, p. 90, no. 65

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Wellcome Collection 17248i

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"Tableau du cabinet de Madame la Comtesse de Verrüe"

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