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Judgement of Paris - Blockland

Judgement of Paris - Blockland

Artist :
Van Blockland, Anthonie Van Montfoort dit (1532-1583)
Date :
Entre 1550 et 1583
Type of image :
Grisaille
Grisaille, paper pasted on wood
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
30x42.5 cm
Topic :
Guerre de Troie. Le Jugement de Pâris
Storage Location :
Paris, Musée du Louvre
Main number : RF 1989 10

Description

Pâris gives the Apple of Discord to Venus, crowned by a winged Victory and accompanied by Cupid. On the right, Juno is recognizable by the peacock and Minerva by the arms at her feet. On the left, Mercury with his caduceus. Bottom left, river gods. On the left, next to Mercury, the veiled figure carrying a child's body could be the shepherd who abandons newborn Paris in the mountains on the orders of Hecuba, who had dreamt that she was giving birth to a torch and setting Troy on fire. The figure would be veiled because of his discreet exit from the palace.

History :

1. Signed lower right with the monogram "AB" (I don't see it?)

2. Probably a modello for a print that apparently was never made. Traces of restoration on Venus's face.
Acquired by the museum in 1989.

Indexed items :
Voile sur le visage
Les personnages font cercle autour de la scène
Génie, dieu ou ange volant
Figures allégoriques
Couronne
Textual Sources :
Euripide, Les Troyennes (415 av. JC)
v. 924-936
HOMIL21 Homère, Iliade, chant 21
v. 28-30
Euripide, Iphigénie à Aulis (405 av. JC)
v. 1284-1307 (Allusion voilée au jugement de Pâris ; Pléiade p. 1346)

Technical Data

Notice #000789

Image HD

Past ID :
A0108
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Collections en ligne du Musée du Louvre, Paris (https://collections.louvre.fr)
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Gérard Blot

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