BALEN, Hendrick van (b. 1575, Antwerpen, d. 1632, Antwerpen) |
The Judgment of Paris1599Oil on canvas Staatliche Museen, Berlin | ||
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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