Plaque with the Judgment Of Paris

ca. 1575 (Renaissance) Diam: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm) Citation Source image

According to myth, the shepherd Paris (actually, a prince of Troy) was chosen to judge which of three goddesses--Hera (goddess of marriage), Athena (wisdom and the military arts, who wears a helmet), and Aphrodite (love)--was the fairest. They undressed to show their beauty a...

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11798
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Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
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