Judgment of Paris, Balthazar van den Bos, After Rosso Fiorentino, 1553 print The judgment of Paris. The Shepherd Paris must judge the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus on their beauty: Juno (in the print 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 she promises 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 of Paris, Venus, Juno and Minerva, Mercury can also be identifie
Judgment of Paris, Balthazar van den Bos, After Rosso Fiorentino, 1553 print The judgment of Paris. The Shepherd Paris must judge the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus on their beauty: Juno (in the print 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 she promises 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 of Paris, Venus, Juno and Minerva, Mercury can also be identified, which sits next to Paris. On the left are Oeneus, the river god and his daughter Oenone, who at that moment was the beloved of Paris, at the top left, several other gods look at the spectacle: ao Aeolus, Diana, Apollo, Jupiter, Ceres, Vulcan and Helios Antwerp (possibly) paper engraving the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present). single named nymphs (with NAME). attributes of Jupiter: eagle. (story of) Aeolus, guardian of the winds; 'Eolo' (Ripa). (story of) Ceres (Demeter). (story of) Vulcan (Hephaestus). Apollo as sun-god, Sol (Helius), Titan. (story of) Diana (Artemis)
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