03 — ARTWORK
The Judgment of Paris
- MEDIUM
- Oil on copper, 29 x 40 cm
- TYPE
- Mythological
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The Judgment of Paris c. 1645 Oil on copper, 29 x 40 cm Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna
Pacecco (originally Giovanni Francesco de Rosa) was an Italian painter in Naples who brought Bolognese-Roman classicism and the elegance of Domenichino to Naples in the 1640s. This small painting on copper was attributed to Simon Vouet in the past, and indeed, the light palette with the brilliant blue hues together with the classicalRelating to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome (classical Antiquity). The classical world played a profoundly important role in the Renaissance, with Italian scholars, writers, and artists seeing their own period as the rebirth (the "renaissance") of classical values after the Middle Ages. The classical world was considered the golden age for the arts, literature, philosophy, and politics. Concepts of the classical, however, changed greatly from one period to the next. Roman literature provided the starting point in the 14th century, scholars patiently finding, editing and translating a wide range of texts. In the 15th century Greek literature, philosophy and art - together with the close study of the remains of Roman buildings and sculptures-expanded the concept of the classical and ensured it remained a vital source of ideas and inspiration. coolness of the nudes recalls a French style.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {The Judgment of Paris by PACECCO},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pacecco-rc0c16b2a482719/the-judgment-of-paris-rf598e6eb74b861},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
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