Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Jan van Scorel (circle of), c. 1540 - c. 1545

Identification

Title(s)

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-669

Inscriptions / marks

inscription, upper right, on the cartouche: ‘iii . Reg . X // Matth . XII // Luc . XI’

Description

Salomo en de koningin van Sheba. De koningin van Sheba, begeleid door hofdames met geschenken, knielt neer voor Salomo die rechts op zijn troon zit. Op de achtergrond gebouwen en torens van de stad Jerusalem. Bij Salomo staan lijfwachten en raadgevers, aan zijn voeten slaapt een hond.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jan van Scorel (circle of)
painter: Jan Swart van Groningen (rejected attribution)

Dating

c. 1540 - c. 1545

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 96 cm × width 194 cm

Subject

What

homage to Solomon: the queen of Sheba gives Solomon gold, precious stones and spices

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 25-May-1879

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; found in the attic of the Gouvernementsgebouw (Provincial Capitol), Groningen, 1878;{Filedt Kok 1998, p. 179, note 45.} transferred from the Gouvernementsgebouw to the museum, with SK-A-670, May 1879; on loan through the DRVK to the Gronings Museum, Groningen, since 1959

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

De vroege Nederlandse schilderkunst in het Rijksmuseum

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6984

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