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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/880/889-01.jpg
Title	The Courtship of Paris and Helen, detail of Paris and Helen.
Creator	David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825)
Date	1788
Cultural Context	French European Western European
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) Scenes (depictions) Romances (document genre) Courtship Myths (literary documents) Mythology (literary genre) Legends (folk tales) Folk tales Folklore Men (male humans) Women Gods Goddesses Musicians Players (of games, instruments) Nudes (representations) Nudity Costume (mode of fashion) Cloaks Capes (outerwear) Transparency (optical property) Drapery (representations) Caps (headgear) Phrygian caps Headgear Hats Headbands (headgear) Hairstyles Sandals Shoes (footwear) Open-toed shoes Footwear Embracing Sitting Standing Chairs (furniture forms) Legs (furniture components) Stools (seating furniture) Footrests Footstools (stools) Seating furniture Furniture Cushions Fringe Lyres Musical instruments Stringed instruments (musical instruments)
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Romances Courtship Relations between the sexes Myths Legends Fictitious characters Supernatural beings Gods Goddesses Men Women Musicians Couples Nudes Breasts Muscles Clothing & dress Capes (Clothing) Hats Headgear Headbands (Headgear) Hairstyles Sandals Shoes Footwear Sitting Standing Chairs Seating furniture Furniture Stools Lyres Musical instruments Stringed instruments
People Pictured	Paris (Legendary character) Helen of Troy (Greek mythology)
Material	Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements	147 x 180 cm (57 7/8 x 70 7/8 in)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Work Type	Paintings Oil paintings Details
Repository	Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source	Monneret, Sophie. David and Neo-Classicism. Paris: Terrail, 1999. (p.[81])
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Monneret courtesy: Agence de la Reunion des musees nationaux (RMN), Paris; Musee du Louvre, Paris.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 889-01.jpg
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