Paride è raffigurato come pastore sul monte Ida, dove fa mandato per sfuggire al volere degli dei.
Prince Paris with the phrygian cap, dressed up as a shepherd in order to escape the gods’ fury, sits on a rock, surrounded by herding animals; next to the hero, a sacred door, beside a pedestal with a statue of Artemis; in the foreground, lying on a rock, the representation of Ida, the mountain range of Anatolia; the space of the scene is given by oblique lines that dominate in the scene.
Paris on Mount Ida
Fresco from Pompeii. 1—37 CE. 73 × 58 cm.Inv. No. 9508.Naples, National Archaeological Museum, Hall LXXPhoto by Luigi Spina
Paris on Mount Ida.
Fresco from Pompeii. 1—37 CE. 73 × 58 cm.
Inv. No. 9508.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum, Hall LXX (Napoli, Museo archeologico nazionale, Sala LXX).
Pompeii.
Origin:
Pompeii.
Description:
Paride è raffigurato come pastore sul monte Ida, dove fa mandato per sfuggire al volere degli dei.
Prince Paris with the phrygian cap, dressed up as a shepherd in order to escape the gods’ fury, sits on a rock, surrounded by herding animals; next to the hero, a sacred door, beside a pedestal with a statue of Artemis; in the foreground, lying on a rock, the representation of Ida, the mountain range of Anatolia; the space of the scene is given by oblique lines that dominate in the scene.