Judgment of Paris. Paris's opinion. The Shepherd Paris must review the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus on their beauty: Juno (indicated by the peacock), Minerva (helmet and shield) and Venus (accompanied by Amor). He gives the golden apple of Eris, the goddess of the twist, to Venus because they promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world (Helena van Sparta). Venus is therefore crowned in the print with a laurel wreath. Outside Paris, Venus, Juno and Minerva can also be identified Mercury, which is next to Paris. On the left sitting Oeneus, the river god and his da
Judgment of Paris. Paris's opinion. The Shepherd Paris must review the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus on their beauty: Juno (indicated by the peacock), Minerva (helmet and shield) and Venus (accompanied by Amor). He gives the golden apple of Eris, the goddess of the twist, to Venus because they promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world (Helena van Sparta). Venus is therefore crowned in the print with a laurel wreath. Outside Paris, Venus, Juno and Minerva can also be identified Mercury, which is next to Paris. On the left sitting Oeneus, the river god and his daughter Oenone, who was the beloved of Paris at that time, at the top left of several other gods to the spectacle: Aeolus, Diana, Apollo, Jupiter, Ceres, Vulcanus and Helios
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