The Death of Adonis, by Luca Giordano (1684-1686)
From: Ovid, Metamorphoses 10 (ca. 8 C.E.); Theocritus, Idyll XV (ca. C3rd B.C.E.); Bion, The Lament for Adonis (ca. late C2nd-early C1st B.C.E.)
"Oh, weep for Adonais--he is dead
Wake, melancholy Mother, wake and weep!
Yet wherefore? Quench within their burning bed
Thy fiery tears, and let thy loud heart keep
Like his, a mute and uncomplaining sleep;
For he is gone, where all things wise and fair
Descend"