# The Judgment of Paris

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WTEWAEL, Joachim](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wtewael-joachim-r919b344d6ba976>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Wood, 60 x 79 cm

## Commentary

The Judgment of Paris \(the son of a Trojan king, Priam\) is the most popular of all mythological themes in art. The scene depicts the story of his award of the golden apple to Venus in a contest of beauty between her, Juno, and Minerva. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 3 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/gluck\_paris.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Cristoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena, Paris&#39; aria&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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- [The Golden Age \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wtewael-joachim-r919b344d6ba976/the-golden-age-detail-rb2b660731cd179>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)