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View of the scene in which is represented the Judgment of Paris (Prospettiva della scena in cui si rappresentò il Giuditio do Paride), from the series 'Seven Interludes' for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, 1608

Remigio Cantagallina|Giulio Parigi

1608

View of the scene in which is represented the Judgment of Paris (Prospettiva della scena in cui si rappresentò il Giuditio do Paride), from the series 'Seven Interludes' for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, 1608 by Remigio Cantagallina|Giulio Parigi

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 7/8 in. (19.3 × 27.6 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.311.5

Tags

Helen

Art Historical Context

Step into the grandeur of Renaissance Florence with this etching, *View of the scene in is represented the Judgment of*, created in 1608 by Remigio Cantagallina and Giulio. Part of the series *Seven Interludes*, captures a theatrical stage set designed for the opulent wedding celebrations of Cosimo de' Medici—likely Cosimo II—in Florence. The image presents a dramatic *prospettiva*, or perspective view, of the mythological Judgment of Paris where the Trojan prince chooses Aphrodite as the faire goddess, setting the stage for the Trojan and the abduction of Helen (hinted by the tag). Such inter...

About the Artist

Remigio Cantagallina|Giulio Parigi · 1572–1656

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