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| The Judgement of Paris - Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640, Flemish) - oil on panel (145 x 194 cm) c.1636 - National Gallery (London) |
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| The Judgment of Paris - Claude Lorrain (1600-82, French) - oil on canvas (51 x 36 cm) in c.1646 - National Gallery (Washington, DC) |
Greek mythology: aided by Venus, shepherd Paris (Prince of Troy actually) won the heart of Helen (Queen of Spectacus), who then deserted her family for Troy. The King of Spartacus waged the Trojan War.
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