Painted decorative box from the late 15th century

Painted decorative box showing the Judgment of Paris from the late 15th century. Paris in gold suit of armour lies before Mercury in red robes and three naked goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by B, lithographed by H. Petersen. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher

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