Paris is depicted wearing knight's armor, sitting on a stone on the left side of the painting. Mercury stands beside him dressed in make-believe armor and introduces him to the three Goddess's. They present themselves as nudes in different poses, wearing only transparent veils and chains. The central figure (Venus?),
Paris is depicted wearing knight's armor, sitting on a stone on the left side of the painting. Mercury stands beside him dressed in make-believe armor and introduces him to the three Goddess's. They present themselves as nudes in different poses, wearing only transparent veils and chains. The central figure (Venus?), who looks out of the painting also wears a wide brimmed hat. Paris has tied his horse to a tree behind him. There are dense forests in the middle distance and on the right there is a tree with a coat-of-arms. A castle hill and a town are depicted in the landscape behind. Cupid is in a cloud and targets the group with his bow and arrow.
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop)
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder (and workshop) | [Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011] |
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 70] |
- Production date
- 1528
Production date
1528 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 84.7 x 57 x 0.55 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 84.7 x 57 x 0.55 cm
(thinned and cradled; almost the original size)
[Heydenreich, cda 2010]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom right on the stone: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1528'; in black paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom right on the stone: winged serpent with elevated wings, facing left and dated '1528'; in black paint
[cda 2011]
- Inscriptions and Labels
Reverse of the panel:
printed paper label: 'ÖFFENTLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNG BASEL/ coat-of-arms/ Inv. Nr., [handwritten entry] G 1977.37. ,Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
Reverse of the panel:
printed paper label: 'ÖFFENTLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNG BASEL/ coat-of-arms/ Inv. Nr., [handwritten entry] G 1977.37. ,[black ink] LUCAS CRANACH d. Ae. (1472-1528)/ Das Urteil des Paris. 1528./ Schenkung M. u. R. von Hirsch, Basel. [type written in black ink]'
printed paper label: 'CRANACH-AUSSTELLUNG 1937/ Deutsches Museum Berlin, [type written in black ink] Berlin, Ministerpräsident/ Göring, abgeholt bei Frl./ Fritsch/ Parisurteil'
handwritten in blue pencil: '84/56'
in pencil: '5546'; '55/85'
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]
- Owner
- Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
- Repository
- Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
- Location
- Basel
- CDA ID
- CH_KMB_G1977-37
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR253
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_G1977-37/