Why it matters
Helen of Troy and Paris from Homer's Iliad, painted during David's 'galante' phase for the comte d'Artois. It was interpreted as a satire on the comte's manners.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1788.
- The caryatids copy those by Jean Goujon in the Louvre.
- It is in the Louvre.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Loves of Paris and Helen (CC BY-SA 4.0).
