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Il giudizio di Paride

ca. 1528
Not on view
Nato in una famiglia di artisti, Lucas Cranach divenne un famoso pittore di corte per gli elettori di Sassonia nel Wittenberg. Questo quadro mostra Paride mentre decide quale sia la più bella delle tre dee: Minerva, Venere e Giunone. Mercurio, in piedi a poca distanza, regge tra le mani l’ambito premio: una mela d’oro, qui raffigurata come una sfera di vetro, mentre nella parte in alto del quadro Cupido punta la sua freccia in direzione di Venere. Questo mito era un tema molto amato da Cranach ormai in età matura e dai suoi mecenati cortesi. Un quadro molto simile dello stesso artista e oggi conservato a Basilea presso l’Öffentliche Kunstsammlungen, è di solito datato intorno al 1528, come questo dipinto.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Il giudizio di Paride
  • Artista: Lucas Cranach il Vecchio, Tedesco, 1472-1553
  • Data: ca. 1528
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tavola
  • Dimensioni: 101,9 x 71,1 cm
  • Crediti: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Numero d'inventario: 28.221
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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