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The Judgment of Paris
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About this work
Hermes awakens the shepherd Paris to hand him the golden apple, which he is to present to the most beautiful of the three goddesses: Venus (foreground), Juno, or Minerva. The panel was produced by means of a compound of silver oxide, which, when applied to the glass and then fired in a kiln, turned into a translucent yellow stain. The culminating effects of different pigments and shadings required subsequent firings.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Judgment of Paris, c. 1510–20. South Netherlands, 16th century. Silver-stained glass roundel; diameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.148
