ca. 1580-1600
Netherlands
Object qualities
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Objectbook / magazine / album: Print ornament & architecture
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Author of the objectAdriaen Collaert
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumEngraving
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SizeSheet: 5 5/8 Г— 3 13/16 in. (14.3 Г— 9.7 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Dateca. 1580-1600
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Plate 1 from a series of six devoted to the figures in the mythological story of the Judgment of Paris. Vertical panel with Juno in a landscape in a medallion at center. The figure, wearing a crown and holding a scepter, is seen from behind and looks back over his right shoulder. Surrounding the medallion, a dark background with grotesque ornament, including a soldier under a canopy at bottom center.