The Dying Adonis

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This sculpture boldly captures the tragic fate of Adonis, a youth worshipped as an epitome of male beauty and Aphrodite's devoted lover. Modeled directly from the original marble in Florence's Muso del Bargello, it poignantly conveys the dying moments of Adonis after he was brutally attacked by a ferocious wild boar. The animal, now immortalized beneath his leg, serves as a haunting testament to the brutal circumstances of his untimely demise.