Created 1788 | Location The Louvre Period Neoclassicism | |
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Similar Jacques-Louis David artwork, Artwork at The Louvre, Neoclassical artwork | ||
The Loves of Paris and Helen is a 1788 painting by Jacques-Louis David, showing Helen of Troy and Paris from Homer's Iliad. It is now in the Louvre Museum.
It was the result of a commission from the comte d'Artois. It shows David in his 'galante' phase and was interpreted as a satire on the manners of the comte d'Artois. The caryatids in the background are copies of those by Jean Goujon in the Louvre.
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