The Judgment of Paris, possibly ca. 1528
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)
Oil on wood; 40 1/8 x 28 in. (101.9 x 71.1 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1928 (28.221)
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Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)
Oil on wood; 40 1/8 x 28 in. (101.9 x 71.1 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1928 (28.221)
The painting shows Paris awarding a golden apple (here transformed into a glass orb) to the fairest of three goddesses. This was a favorite subject of the mature Cranach. A closely similar picture in the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung in Basel is dated 1528, and the present painting may date from about this time.
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Material and Technique
- • Painting, Oil on Wood
- • Painting, Oil on Wood, Europe
- • Painting, Oil on Wood, Europe, Central Europe
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Figure, Deity
- • Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman
- • Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman, Aphrodite/Venus
- • Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman, Athena/Minerva
- • Figure, Mythological
- • Figure, Mythological, Europe
- • Figure, Mythological, Europe, Paris
- • Figure, Mythological, Europe, Trojan War Figures
- • Figure, Nude
