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Description: | The painting depicts the Judgement of Paris, in which Paris was asked to choose the most beautiful out of three goddesses, Hera, Aphrodite, and Athene. Paris, seated in the centre of the painting, eventually chose Aphrodite, who is depicted to the right of Paris, receiving the golden apple of love. To the left of Paris can be seen the two other goddesses, showing varying degrees of discontentment with his decision. The scene is ornamented with various nymphs and cupids. In the left background can be seen a pair of peacocks. To supplement the decorative scheme, and the overall theme of love, four oval pendant pieces were also painted, depicting cupid in various allegories of love. | Subjects: | Aphrodite mythology (Judgement of Paris); figure (Paris Hera Athene Cupid) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Sleter, Francesco (Italian painter, 1685-1775, active in Great Britain) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8695... | Go to resource |
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