Judgment of Paris

The Judgment of Paris. The shepherd Paris must judge the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus on their beauty: Juno (indicated in the print with the peacock), Minerva (helmet and shield) and Venus (accompanied by Amor). He gives the golden apple of Eris, the goddess of Discord, to Venus because she promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world (Helen of Sparta). Venus is therefore crowned with a laurel wreath in the print. Besides Paris, Venus, Juno and Minerva, Mercury can also be identified, who sits next to Paris. On the left sit Oeneus, the river god, and his daughter Oenone, who at that time was the lover of Paris. Top left various other gods look at the spectacle: among others Aeolus, Diana, Apollo, Jupiter, Ceres, Vulcanus and Helios.