Commissioned by the Comte d'Artois - who would later become Charles X of France - this painting depicts the tale of that most famous love story between Helen of 'the face that launched a thousand ships' and her ardent young lover, Paris. In Greek legend, Paris was a Trojan prince, the son of Priam and Hecuba. When Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, was not invited to the marriage of the Greek leader Achilles, she threw a golden apple into the festivities, with the words ""for the fairest"" written on it. The goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena each claimed the apple, and Zeus, the king of the gods, had Paris choose which one should get it. Hermes, the messenger god, acts as a guide, arranging the meeting between the goddesses and Paris. Aphrodite promised Paris Helen, queen of Sparta, if he picked her, and so he did. The result was the Trojan War as the Greeks fought to Helen to Menelaus, the ruler of Sparta. Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, cons...
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Commissioned by the Comte d'Artois - who would later become Charles X of France - this painting depicts the tale of that most famous love story between Helen of 'the face that launched a thousand ships' and her ardent young lover, Paris. In Greek legend, Paris was a Trojan prince, the son of Priam and Hecuba. When Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, was not invited to the marriage of the Greek leader Achilles, she threw a golden apple into the festivities, with the words ""for the fairest"" written on it. The goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena each claimed the apple, and Zeus, the king of the gods, had Paris choose which one should get it. Hermes, the messenger god, acts as a guide, arranging the meeting between the goddesses and Paris. Aphrodite promised Paris Helen, queen of Sparta, if he picked her, and so he did. The result was the Trojan War as the Greeks fought to Helen to Menelaus, the ruler of Sparta. Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

Notre référence

UMG25A05_298

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,4Mo (3,8Mo) / 35,3cm x 37,8cm / 4173 x 4470 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Helen paris Trojan Troy Trojan War Homer Aphrodite Sparta Menelaus rape of Helen Greek Achilles Zeus Sparta ancient Greece myth mythology legend Greece ancient heroes ancient heroines epic epic poem Agamemnon Jacques louis David French painter artist

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