A young man sitting at right resting his head in his hand, a snake with a womans head before him, a young woman holding a pan pipes standing in the centre and a young man leaving at left 1505 - 1515

This engraving, titled "A Young Man Sitting at Right Resting His Head in His Hand, a Snake with a Woman’s Head Before Him, a Young Woman Holding Pan Pipes Standing in the Centre and a Young Man Leaving at Left" by Marcantonio Raimondi (1475-1534), depicts the Greek myth of the Judgement of Paris. The scene takes place in a wooded landscape with a distant castle in the background. Paris, the young man sitting at right, is shown deep in thought, as he contemplates the three goddesses, Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite, who have come to him to be judged as the most beautiful. This print is a fine example of the Renaissance art style.