El Juicio de Paris ( パリスの審判 )
Attist Enrique Simonet ( エンリケ・シモネ ) - 1904
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 215 cm × 331 cm (85 in × 130 in)
Location Museo de Málaga, Málaga
Description
The composition depicts five humans along with thirteen goats and one peacock. The artist shows his expertise in light and shadow treatment in the filtering of the vegetation and the texture of light on the bodies and faces.
Athena
Athena is the leftmost figure. She has straight black hair held by a gold snood and her facial expression is serious and unsmiling. She is wearing nothing but a gold necklace with silver pendants, gold bracelets, and white sandals. The goddess is also holding her gold-embroidered robe in front of her body, shielding her genitals, but not her breasts, a position similar to Venus in Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, except hair is replaced by drapery.
. アテナの買収工作
向かって左端にいるのは、軍神アテナです。アテナはパリスに対して黄金の林檎を渡してもらう見返りとして、戦いにおける勝利を与えることを約束しました。武勇の誉れ高い男になれるという餌で、パリスを釣ろうとしたわけですね。アテナは、アルテミスと同じく処女神でもあります。局部を布で隠そうとしているのは、柔肌の露出は出来る限り避けたいという気持ちの表れでしょうね。(日本語文は、睦月如月 さんの記事から拝借してます。英文は、wikipedia より)
Hera
Hera is the second figure from the left. She has curly brown hair and is wearing a jeweled gold crown, symbolizing her divine rule. She is looking at Aphrodite, almost admiringly. Her face is slightly older than the other two. She is wearing a gold-embroidered dress (much like Athena's) that reaches the ground, and exposes her cleavage. She is the only clothed goddess. She rests a hand on Athena's shoulder in a comforting way. She is identified by the peacock beside her, one of her symbols.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the highlight of the painting. Her dress is laid on the ground beside her, implying that she undressed in directly under the eyes of Paris, which adds to the erotica of the painting. She is in a contrapposto pose, presenting her body with her arms spread aside, hiding nothing from view, inviting Paris, and the viewer, to admire her breasts and vulva and appreciate the beauty of her naked body. Her brown hair is tied up, and around her head is a golden halo. Her eyes are closed, and her expression is serene, unembarrassed of her nudity, and somewhat haughty, as if she is certain that she will receive the golden apple.[2] She seems to enjoy the limelight. Her hips and thighs, which frame her naked vulva, are wide and voluptuous, and her body is slightly more vibrant than the others'. The peacock's plume serves as a background to the whiteness of her body, which contrasts to the dark green of that and the bushes.[1] Eros, who is seated at her feet, depicted as a young boy with curly blond hair, holds her drapery.
Paris
Paris is shown to be a tanned, muscular young man wearing a loincloth. He has curly black hair and is wearing a laurel. He is sitting on a tree root, surveying Aphrodite, with his left hand supporting his chin in a calculative manner. His other hand is holding the golden apple and resting on the back of a goat, who is also gazing at the naked goddess. His skin in noticeably darker than the goddess', which offers color contrast to the composition.
Middleground
The middleground of the composition is composed of a tree (or, more significantly, the leaves and branches of the tree), a bush sprouting pink flowers, and, less visibly, another lighter-colored bush behind the peacock. The peacock's plume can also be considered part of the middleground, as it serves as a contrasting background for Aphrodite's body.
Background
The background consists of a small space of the composition, right above Paris. It shows a cluster of goats on stretch of ground with patches of grass. Further back is a sandy beach and the Aegean Sea (on account of Mount Ida being situated next to said sea), along with a clear blue sky.
( wikipedia )
