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Border with the Queen of Sheba before King Solomon (Main View (.37))
Simon Bening
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Intrigued by reports of King Solomon's legendary wisdom, the Queen of Sheba visits him in Jerusalem, kneeling down with two of her attendants to present him with sumptuous gold and spices. Simon Bening constructed the scene as if it were taking place behind a text-panel that discusses the story of the Adoration of the Magi. This image of the Queen and her handmaidens approaching the wise king with gifts echoes that of the three kings visiting the baby Jesus seen on the facing page. Bening used this artistic strategy to help the viewer make the connection between the Old Testament and New Testament stories of visiting royalty.
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- Title: Border with the Queen of Sheba before King Solomon (Main View (.37))
- Creator: Simon Bening
- Date Created: about 1525–1530
- Location Created: Bruges, Belgium
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 16.8 × 11.4 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.ML.115.37
- Culture: Flemish
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig IX 19, fol. 37
- Creator Display Name: Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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