Judgment of Paris by Carlsruhe Paris Painter
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Judgment of Paris
Painter of the Carlsruhe Paris, c. 400 BCE. Badisches Landesmuseum 259,
Karlsruhe.
- An Eros leans on the shoulder of Paris, who is dressed in oriental grab, while Hermes stands in front of him.
- Hera and Athena stand to the left of him.
- Aphrodite accompanied by an Eros sits to the right.
- Zeus, seated with scepter and thunderbolt, and Muses observe.
- In the center, above Paris, Eris (Strife) stands behind a hill.
- To the far right Helios (Sun) drives his chariot up into the Sky.
- The painter has abandoned the traditional ground-line and has placed his figures at various levels on the vase attempting to give the illusion of space and depth.
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