Judgment of Paris

Prints and Drawings

1544

Hans Brosamer
German, c. 1500-1552/54

Hans Brosamer produced several classical roundels relating to the popular theme of powerful women. In this depiction of the moment that started the Trojan War, Paris, the prince of Troy, is portrayed as a shepherd; asked to choose the most beautiful among the goddesses Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite, Paris selects Aphrodite, but only after the goddess promises him the love of Helen, queen of Sparta. When Helen is spirited away from her husband and into Paris’s arms, the epic conflict begins.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Hans Brosamer
Title: Judgment of Paris
Origin: Germany
Date: 1500–1554
Medium: Engraving in black on buff laid paper
Dimensions: 115 × 115 (image/plate); 134 × 129 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Morris Woolf
Reference Number: 1941.404
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Bartsch 11

Le Blanc 8

Hollstein 16

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