The Loves of Paris and Helen
| The Loves of Paris and Helen | |
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| Artist | Jacques-Louis David |
| Year | 1788 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 1.46 m × 1.81 m (57 in × 71 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
| Accession | INV 3696 |
| Website | collections |
The Loves of Paris and Helen is a 1788 oil-on-canvas painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David, showing Helen of Troy and Paris from Homer's Iliad. It is now in the Louvre Museum.
The painting was the result of a commission from the comte d'Artois. It shows David in his 'galante' phase and was interpreted as a satire on the manners of the comte d'Artois. The caryatids in the background are copies of those by Jean Goujon in the Louvre.
See also
External links
- Cartelfr.louvre.fr
- Étienne Coche de La Ferté and Julien Guey, "Analyse archéologique et psychologique d'un tableau de David : Les Amours de Pâris et d'Hélène", Revue archéologique, vol. XL, 1952, p. 129-61
