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But this is no idyll, and we are witnessing a tragic turning point in mythological history: the Judgement of Paris. Jupiter has asked Paris to judge which of three goddesses – Juno, Minerva and Venus – is the most beautiful. Paris chooses Venus by handing her a golden apple. As a reward she promises him Helen, the beautiful wife of a Greek king. Helen’s abduction leads to the Trojan wars and the destruction of Troy.
Van Poelenburgh and Both had studied in Italy before they returned to Utrecht and were part of a group of Dutch artists who created a taste among their patrons for Italianate landscape painting.
Title
A Landscape with the Judgement of Paris
Date
about 1645-50
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 97 x W 129 cm
Accession number
NG209
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Richard Simmons, 1847
Work type
Painting
