Browse Exhibits (2 total)
The Power Behind Choice: The Judgment of Paris and Cranach the Elder
The Met's version of The Judgment of Paris, painted by Cranach the Elder circa 1528, displays a simple scene at casual glance which belies unforeseen gravity. Similarly, Cranach the Elder's intention behind this piece appears materialistc, but may be imbued with further meaning.
Venus and Adonis by Titian and Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens's Venus and Adonis draws from the original Ovidian myth of the pair and is heavily influenced by Venus and Adonis by Titian, painted eighty years earlier.