Page of The Judgment of Paris by RAIMONDI, Marcantonio in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European paintings and sculptures (1100-1850)

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The Judgment of Paris
1514-18
Engraving, 298 x 442 mm
British Museum, London
Marcantonio Raimondi contributed greatly to Raphael's fame by engraving many of his paintings. A drawing mentioned by Vasari, and now lost, was the basis for the engraving. It shows Paris, King Priam's son, giving the prize of the golden apple to Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess.