BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Das Urteil des Paris
um 1597–1599
London, National Gallery, Saal 18 (Inventar-Nr. NG6379)
Ikonographie: Paris, Sohn des trojanischen Königs Priamos
The Judgement of Paris
Paris awards the golden apple for beauty to Venus, goddess of love. Juno, queen of heaven, looks angry; Minerva, her armour at her feet, turns her back to the viewer. This subject was popular because it provided an opportunity to paint three female nudes. Rubens returned to it several times.
