The Judgment of Paris, Joachim Wtewael, 1602

The trojan prince paris was asked to determine which goddess was the most beautiful. Hera (tothe left of the group) offered him political power, and athena (seen from the back), military prowess, but paris awarded the golden apple to venus, the goddess of love, who promised him helen, the most beautiful mortal in the world. Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: 1602. Place of creation: Netherlands, 17th century. Dimensions: Framed: 25.5 x 30.5 x 3 cm (10 1/16 x 12 x 1 3/16 in.); Unframed: 15.4 x 20.5 cm (6 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.). Medium: oil on copper. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 1984.14