Label: This scene of Paris embracing Aphrodite is a striking example of Moreelse’s wit, as well as his skill at rendering landscape under variable light. Approached by the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera to judge who among them was the most beautiful, Paris chose Aphrodite in exchange for her help in securing the love of Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. Ultimately successful, Paris’s plot would lead to the horrors of the Trojan War. In the foreground, the absurd wrestling match between Eros and a goat is Moreelse’s humorous adaptation of the adage, “Love conquers All.”
Exhibition label from "Image in Dispute: Dutch & Flemish Art from the Haggerty Museum of Art's Collection," 2023.
Exhibition History: A Focus on Recent Gifts, Haggerty Museum of Art, 10/04/1990 - 11/04/1990
Old Masters from the Haggerty: Re-Seeing the Collection, Haggerty Museum of Art, 04/24/2008 - 12/07/2008
Image in Dispute: Dutch and Flemish Art in the Collection of the Haggerty Museum of Art, Haggerty Museum of Art, 08/25/2023 - 05/12/2024
