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des Paris/Judgement of Paris Silk satin fan with chromolithography by Lauronce. He invented this technique on silk in 1881. The scene is put into the period of Empire. The person in the center is probably Juno/Hera (the hat a sign of married status). she is dressed in a period dress. The 2 other godesses are dressed in pastiche antique dresses. The left perosn could be Venus/Aphrodite, the lute at her side a love symbol. Artemis/Minerva does not display any of her attributes. Paris is also dressed in period outfit and looks though a lorgnon at the women, guided by Amor. France, approx. 1890.
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