The Judgement of Paris

The Judgement of Paris

Title

The Judgement of Paris

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Paris rests on a stone at the left edge of the painting and is accompanied by Hermes, messenger to the Gods. The right half of the painting is occupied by three naked goddesses. The scene is enclosed from behind by a hedge, Paris' tethered horse behind it and an expansive

Paris rests on a stone at the left edge of the painting and is accompanied by Hermes, messenger to the Gods. The right half of the painting is occupied by three naked goddesses. The scene is enclosed from behind by a hedge, Paris' tethered horse behind it and an expansive landscape unfolds beyond .

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attributions
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Florence 1979, 231, No. P468]

Production dates
about 1550 - 1600
about 1520

Production dates

about 1550 - 1600

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

about 1520

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 89 x 65 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 89 x 65 cm

  • [Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom left on a stone: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom left on a stone: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing right

  • [cda 2014]

Owner
Galleria Uffizi, Firenze
Repository
Galleria Uffizi, Firenze
Location
Florence
CDA ID
IT_GdU_8728
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/IT_GdU_8728/

Provenance

  • Oratorio di San Martino dei Buonomini, Archivio della Compagnia, Florence, October 1927 (de-accessioned)
  • Galleria degli Uffizi, Palazzo degli Uffizi, storage, Florence, 1927 (accession date), 1951 (de-accessioned)
  • Monastero di San Niccolò di Cafaggio, Chiesa e monastero di San Niccolò di Cafaggio, Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, 1951 (accession date), 1964 (de-accessioned)
  • Galleria degli Uffizi, Palazzo degli Uffizi, storage, Florence, 3-3-1978 (accession date)
    [Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Exhibitions

  • Florence 2005/2006
  • Tokyo 2008

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Tokyo 2008
Authorn. a.
TitleLa 'Venere di Urbino'. Mito e immagine di una Dea dall'antichità al Rinascimento, [Tokyo, The National museum of Western art, The Yomiuri Shimbun]
Place of PublicationTokyo
Year of Publication2008
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Exhib. Cat. Florence 2005/2006
AuthorAntonio Natali
TitleNel giardino di Eden e nelle selve d'Olimpo. Capolavori dai depositi degli Uffizi, [Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi, Sala delle Reali Poste]
Place of PublicationFlorence
Year of Publication2005
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Cat. Florence 1979 231 P468 Fig.
Authorn. a.
TitleCatalogo dei dipinti
Place of PublicationFlorence
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 No. 338B
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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  • The Judgement of Paris, about 1550 - 1600

Images

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  • overall
  • reverse

Conservation History

Date1964

Conservation treatment: 1964 (GR 2688), SBAS FI

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

  • conservation treatment by M. Vermehren

Date1951

Conservation treatment

[Galleria Uffizi, revised 2014]

Versions

The Judgement of Paris
  • The Judgement of Paris, about 1515
  • AT_UMJ_107
  • Painting
  • Universalmuseum Joanneum

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