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Judgment of Paris (Sibiu)

Judgment of Paris (Sibiu)

Object type Painting
Genre Classical Mythology
Date 1608
Dimensions 42 x 53 cm
Support Copper
Medium Oil
Signature H.V.BAL / FE 1608
Our attribution Produced Outside Jan Brueghel's Studio
Other authorities Ertz 2008-10, #387a
Location Sibiu, Romania
Collection Museum Brukenthal
Accession numbers inv. #48
Tags Dog, Van Balen, Forest, Nude, Putti, Classical, History, Mythological, Flowers
Jost 1963, p. 117
Legrand 1963, p.49
Healy 1997, p. 43, fig. 56; p. 206, n. 63
Werche 2004, cat. #A 109, pp. 178-79
Ertz 2008-10, cat. #387a
Brussels 1965, cat. #8
Bucharest 1981/82, cat. #3
From the Brukenhol Collection
E.A. Honig
January 23, 2014

The signature is located on the outer edge of the fountain.
Werche does not note any participation of Jan Brueghel in this work. To me, the dog does not look good enough for Jan.