WATTEAU, Jean-Antoine (b. 1684, Valenciennes, d. 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne) |
The Judgment of Paris1718-21Oil on wood, 47 x 31 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris | ||
The Judgment of Paris (the son of a Trojan king, Priam) is the most popular of all mythological themes in art. The scene depicts the story of his award of the golden apple to Venus in a contest of beauty between her, Juno, and Minerva.
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