The Queen of Sheba brings gifts to King Solomon

Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588) (workshop of)

Caliari, Benedetto (1538-1598) (formerly attributed to)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1582
Height:
344.0 cm  (135 7/16 in.)
Width:
545.0 cm  (214 9/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
Place of creation:
Veneto (Italia)
School:
Venetian School

    Item location

  • Galleria Sabauda (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: 464]

Description

The scene represents the meeting of the Queen of Sheba with King Solomon as described in the Old Testament; among the characters depicted in the cortege are two trumpeters.

People as subjects

Solomon, King of Israel
Sheba, Queen of

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. Iconografia musicale nei musei torinesi (Lucca: Libreria Musicale Italiana (LIM), 2003) 47. ISBN 887096373X. RILM 2003-08617.

Gabrielli, Noemi. Galleria Sabauda maestri italiani (Torino: ILTE, 1971) 88, cat. no. 572, fig. 170.

RIdIM record id

3143