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The Judgment of Paris
The collection record classifies this work as glass. It is dated c. 1510–20. Recorded culture or place: South Netherlands, 16th century.
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- Museum title
- The Judgment of Paris
- Date
- c. 1510–20
- Culture / origin
- South Netherlands, 16th century
- Materials and technique
- silver-stained glass roundel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1985.148
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Hermes awakens the shepherd Paris to hand him the golden apple, which he is to present to the most beautiful of the three goddesses: Venus (foreground), Juno, or Minerva. The panel was produced by means of a compound of silver oxide, which, when applied to the glass and then fired in a kiln, turned into a translucent yellow stain. The culminating effects of different pigments and shadings required subsequent firings.
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