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The Judgment of Paris
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Judgment of Paris, 1602. Joachim Anthoniz Wtewael (Dutch, 1566–1638). Oil on copper; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1984.14
