The Judgement of Paris (Detail)

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 22 October 2013

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The Judgement of Paris (Detail) — A detail from a fragmentary marble relief depicting the Judgement of Paris, one of the preliminaries in the Trojan War story. Paris wears his typical oriental cap and on the left is his companion, the shepherdess Oenone, who holds a syrinx (panpipes). Early 2nd century CE. (Palazzo Altemps, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, October 22). The Judgement of Paris (Detail). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2121/the-judgement-of-paris-detail/

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