Cleveland Museum of Art

The Judgment of Paris

Date

c. 1510–20

Medium

silver-stained glass roundel

Culture

South Netherlands, 16th century

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hermes awakens the shepherd Paris to hand him the golden apple, which he is to present to the most beautiful of the three goddesses: Venus (foreground), Juno, or Minerva. The panel was produced by means of a compound of silver oxide, which, when applied to the glass and then fired in a kiln, turned into a translucent yellow stain. The culminating effects of different pigments and shadings required subsequent firings. The bright yellow tones in stained glass are made using a solution of silver oxide.

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