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The Judgment of Paris

The Judgment of Paris

c. 1545
(French)
(Italian, 1500/04–1557)
France, 16th century
etching
Sheet: 30.7 x 41.7 cm (12 1/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1989.42
Catalogue raisonné: Bartsch 64 (XVI.400)
Location: not on view

Description

Printmaking at Fontainebleau flourished briefly during the 1540s and seems to have stopped altogether by 1547. Jean Mignon was one of the four major etchers whose works are most closely associated with the workshop there. Almost all of Mignon's prints reproduce drawings by Luca Penni (1500/4-1557), an Italian painter active at the chateau. Penni's Judgment of Paris derives from Marcantonio's famous engraving after Raphael. Here, jean Mignon's etching shows the shepherd Paris called upon to decide which of three goddesses (Juno, Minerva, or Venus) is the fairest. This mythological beauty contest leads to the Trojan War.
  • purchased from (Hill-Stone, Inc.)
  • Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
    The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
  • {{cite web|title=The Judgment of Paris|url=false|author=Jean Mignon, Luca Penni|year=c. 1545|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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