Paris receiving the golden apple from Hermes, The subject of this drawing is Hermes handing the golden apple of the Hesperides to Paris, who is to judge the greatest beauty among the goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. In return for judging Aphrodite the fairest, the goddess rewarded Paris with the most beautiful mortal woman in the world, Helen of Troy, thus initiating the Trojan War. The drawing does not appear to be a copy of another work but an original composition, indicated by the artist's use of chalk to define the composition before setting it down in pen. He was also not completely satisfied with the figure of Mercury: next to this figure, he drew another, smaller one in a slightly less prone position., Reni, Guido, 1575-1642, artist (former attribution, Bologna, Italy, 18th century, Paris, (Mythological character), Ink drawings, Italian, 1700-1800., Ink drawings, Italian, 1700-1800, 1 drawing: brown ink, sheet 27 x 20.1 cm (10 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
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