The Judgment of Paris

Joachim Anthoniz Wtewael

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a group of naked people in a wooded area. A naked man wearing a red cape and straw hat jumps in the air to the right. He holds a stick. A seated man with a beard is on the left. A naked woman sits on the left. She wears a laurel on her head, holds a gold necklace and a red and gold disc. Two men sit in the center. A woman walks to the right. A man kneels to her right. The man wears a red hat and holds a gold apple. A woman stands behind him. A naked man and woman embrace on the left. A goat and dogs are on the right. A man with brown hair sits on the bottom right with his back turned. A house and body of water are visible through trees on the left. A tree trunk is on the left. The painting's color palette is dark.