Paris' dream, 1509

Title

Paris' dream

Draughtsman

• southern German, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• southern German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a woodcut?
• torn disc?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Datiert unten rechts (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Schwarz): 1509

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Hohe Krone

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Paris
• Hermes
• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Hera

Illustrated Passage

• Homer: Ilias, 24,28-30

Primary

• 94C1132 the dream of Paris
• 31BB1 sleeping; unconsciousness - BB - out of doors
• 92C473 other specific aspects of Venus
• 92C17 specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Juno; Juno as patroness
• 92C27 specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Minerva; Minerva as patroness

Alternative Attribution

• Hans Leu the Younger draughtsman; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Swiss draughtsman