# The Judgment of Paris

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CORNELIS VAN HAARLEM](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on panel, 40 x 52 cm

## Commentary

In this Mannerist painting the figures appear in a stage like setting. The three seated female figures on the right may be identified with the three Graces of Venus&#39; entourage. On the left we see Minerva with her back to the viewer, separate from the central group, getting dressed with the pose of an antique sculpture. The painting is signed and dated on the stone serving Paris as a seat. &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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## Attribution

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