Head of Paris [Testa di Paride] / Guido Reni / after Guido Reni
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.569
- Title
- Head of Paris [Testa di Paride]
- Artist
- Guido Reni
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1575-1642
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Inscription
- recto ur in print: XXX.
- recto lc in print: Testa di Paride, come vien figurata da Guido Reni nella Galleria del Palazzo Spada
- Dimensions
- 44.5 x 32 cm (17 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Physical Description
- Bust portrait of Paris of Troy. He looks off to the upper left. He is shown with a helmet that is toped with a sphynx-like figure and long feathers.
- Subject Matter
- This is a portrait of Paris the young prince of Troy and son of King Priam. As recounted in Homer's epic poem "Illiad," Paris meets Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, and kidnaps her. This sparks the Trojan war which brings distruction to the city, in the end.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2309 x 3463
- File Size
- 785 KB
- Record
- 2013/2.569
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.569/2013_2.569.jpg
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"Head of Paris [Testa di Paride]; Guido Reni; after Guido Reni." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.569/2013_2.569.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024.