id: 157068 accession number: 1993.205 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.205 updated: 2023-03-14 12:01:51.309000 Three Goddesses: Three Goddesses, c. 1595. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.205 title: Three Goddesses title in original language: series: Three Goddesses series in original language: creation date: c. 1595 creation date earliest: 1590 creation date latest: 1600 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Netherlands, 16th century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607) - artist * Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art opening date: 2017-08-26T04:00:00 Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Goltzius popularized a style of engraving with mesmerizing patterns of curving, tapering, and crisscrossing lines; it was especially appreciated in the late 1500s. Designed for his pupil Saenredam to engrave, these prints depict the three goddesses from the tale of The Judgment of Paris, in which each claimed the golden apple awarded to the most beautiful. Jupiter deferred judgment to Paris, a mortal esteemed for his fair-mindedness. Juno and Athena tried to bribe Paris with an empire and skill in war, but Venus made him an offer he could not resist: Helen, the world’s most beautiful woman. The presentation of the deities in separate prints suggests that viewers may also play Paris’s role and decide themselves which goddess the artists made most beautiful. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.205/1993.205_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.205/1993.205_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.205/1993.205_full.tif