Paris, Prince of Troy, determines which goddess - Juno, Minerva, or Aphrodite - is the most beautiful. Each goddess offered Paris an immense gift in exchange for choosing her. Juno offered power, Minerva offered all human knowledge, and Venus offered…
This piece by Dutch Renaissance artist Johannes Vermeer depicts an everyday scene in which a young woman prepares for her day, and washes with a pitcher and basin. She looks out the stained glass window at left, while a map of the Dutch Republic…