[…] the figure was erroneously identified as Apollo—a god of Greek-Roman classical mythology typically portrayed with a laurel wreath and holding a cithara or lyre. However, the presence of a bow and, above all, double anemones (or Anemone coronaria) in the foreground suggests a more accurate identification: the mythical shepherd and hunter Adonis[…]
Stylistic characteristics, the distinctive nature of the figure, the monogram featuring the artist’s initials, and the date 1709 allow this canvas to be attributed—without a doubt—to the early career of Sebastiano Galeotti, an artist of considerable interest, particularly within the painting landscape of north-central Italy during the early eighteenth century.

Excerpt of the expertise by prof. Sandro Bellesi