The Judgement of Paris

The Judgement of Paris

Title

The Judgement of Paris

[Cat. Schaffhausen 1989, No. 18]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Schaffhausen 1989, No. 18]

According to classical mythology the goddess of Discord inscribed the words 'the most beautiful' on an apple and initiated an argument amongst the goddesses. Not even Jupiter, the father of the gods, was willing to settle it. Instead he sent his messenger Mercury to the Trojan prince Paris. He should

According to classical mythology the goddess of Discord inscribed the words 'the most beautiful' on an apple and initiated an argument amongst the goddesses. Not even Jupiter, the father of the gods, was willing to settle it. Instead he sent his messenger Mercury to the Trojan prince Paris. He should choose between the disputing goddesses. They in turn solicited his affection with their promises: Juno offered him power, Minerva promised him wisdom and Venus offered him the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris gave the apple to Venus who helped him to kidnap the married woman Helen, an act that started the Trojan war.

Cranach represented this moralistic subject in the present by showing the figures in 16th century dress to illustrate the consequences of every decision.

[Herrschaft, cda 2015]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Dieter Koepplin, oral information May 15, 1988] [1]

[1] according to Cat. Schaffhausen 2010, 28-29; 102

Wolfgang Krodel the Elder

[Werner Schade, oral information June 18, 1988] [1]

[1] according to Cat. Schaffhausen 1989, No. 18

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Schaffhausen 1985, 8]

Production dates
about 1525
about 1520

Production dates

about 1525

[Cat. Schaffhausen 1989, No. 18]

about 1520

[Cat. Schaffhausen 1985, 8-9]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 59.7 x 39.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 59.7 x 39.5 cm

  • [Cat. Schaffhausen 1989, No. 18]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

Paper on verso: 'Lucas Kranach'

[Cat. Schaffhausen 2010, 28-29, 102]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Paper on verso: 'Lucas Kranach'

  • [Cat. Schaffhausen 2010, 28-29, 102]

Owner
Peyersche Tobias Stimmer-Stiftung, Schaffhausen
Repository
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
Location
Schaffhausen
CDA ID
CH_PTSS-MAS_A652
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_PTSS-MAS_A652/

Provenance

  • private collection, Germany
  • 1949 art sale Fehse & Peyer, Basel
  • 1949 purchased by Peyersche Tobias Stimmer-Stiftung

[Cat. Schaffhausen 2010, 28-29, 102]

Exhibitions

  • Gent 1955, No. 37

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Schaffhausen 2010 13, 27-29, 102
AuthorJuerg Albrecht, Michael Tomaschett
EditorSchweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft SIK
TitleMeisterwerke und Kleinode. Sammlung der Peyerschen Tobias-Stimmer-Stiftung, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen. Gesamtkatalog
SeriesKataloge Schweizer Museen und Sammlungen
Volume20
Place of PublicationZurich
Year of Publication2010
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Cat. Schaffhausen 1998 14
AuthorTina Grütter, Hortensia von Roda
TitleMuseum zu Allerheiligen. Führer durch die Kunstabteilung. Mittelalter bis Gegenwart
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Year of Publication1998
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Sandner 1998 B 89
AuthorIngo Sandner
TitleCranach als Zeichner auf dem Malgrund
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages83-95
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Sturzenegger-Stiftung 1998 p. 10
EditorSturzenegger-Stiftung, Schaffhausen
TitleSturzenegger-Stiftung Schaffhausen. Katalog der Erwerbungen 1992-1996
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Year of Publication1998
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Grütter 1990
AuthorTina Grütter
TitleDie Schönste aller Schönen. Museum: Die Kunstsammlung (3)
JournalSchaffhauser Nachrichten
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Issue(15-12-1990)
Year of Publication1990
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Cat. Schaffhausen 1989 57, 284
AuthorEwald Graber
TitleMuseum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen. Katalog der Gemälde und Skulpturen
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Year of Publication1989
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Lang, Rapp, Jezler 1985 8
AuthorPaul Lang, Anna Rapp, Peter Jezler
TitleDie Peyersche Tobias Stimmer-Stiftung im Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Year of Publication1985
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Sigerist 1967
AuthorDaisy Sigerist
TitleSchaffhauser Kunstbesitz im Museum zu Allerheiligen
JournalSchaffhauser Nachrichten
Place of PublicationSchaffhausen
Issue(07-12-1967)
Year of Publication1967
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Exhib. Cat. Gent 1955 A 119 37
Authorn. a.
TitleCharles-Quint et son temps [Gent, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 05 April - 30 June 1955]
Place of PublicationGhent
Year of Publication1955
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  • The Judgement of Paris, about 1525

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