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This artwork is protected by copyright. We cannot display images of works by artists who passed away after 1954.
See the original at Frye Art Museum in Seattle
The Judgment of Paris
by Franz von Stuck, 1923
Details
- Year
- 1923
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Size
- 76.8 × 68.6 cm (30 1/4 × 27 in)
Franz von Stuck depicted the mythological beauty contest in his characteristic dramatic style. Paris, the Trojan prince, must choose between goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, a decision that would lead to the Trojan War.
Stuck was a leading figure in the Munich Secession and known for psychological intensity in his mythological subjects. The Fryes acquired many works directly from Munich studios during their collecting years around 1900.
This painting exemplifies the German academic tradition that defines the Frye Art Museum's founding collection of 232 oil paintings, nearly half featuring German artists.
