Benvenuto-judgement-paris
"Paris do not be convinced by these because both will bring you to worry and fear. My gift for you is the gift of love and the daughter of Leda more beautiful than her mother come into your arms." So she spoke. With both gift and beauty approved she the victor returned to heaven.
Ovid cont. Image by Benvenuto
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Paris
He had to choose between Hera Zeus' wife Athena the warrior goddess and Aphrodite the goddess of love beauty and sex.-- Click for more about Paris at philipresheph.com
Warner Bros. Troy 2004
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down_from_clouds
Hermes leads Aphrodite followed by Athena and Hera down from the clouds and onto Mount Ida where Paris is working on his tan.
Giulio Romano 1499 - 1546
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judgementOFparis
Every one of them wanted to win they tried to sway my judgement with splendid gifts. Loudly Jove's wife offered royal thrones; his daughter pledged victory in war. How could I choose between power and a courageous heart? But Venus smiled sweetly
Ovid cont. Image by Angelica Kauffman
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Juno_Minerva_Venus
Juno promised Paris dominion over all lands and greater riches than all men if he favoured her; Minerva that he would henceforth be braver than all and master of every artifice if she were to depart victorious; Venus however promised to arrange for him to marry the most beautiful of all women Helen
1430-40 in Florence
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rubens-judgement-paris
The Judgement of Paris where the young Prince picks the imminence of love thereby disrespecting power & wisdom which in turn dooms his nation
Peter Paul Rubens [1632] 1577-1640
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rubens-judgement-paris3
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Wtewael-judgement
All were worthy; I sighed because only one could win. Still one of them pleased me more; you must have guessed: it was she who causes love.
Ovid
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