File:Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon by L. Fontana (c. 1600, NGI).jpg
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Summary
Lavinia Fontana: The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon
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| Title |
The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon  |
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painting |
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| Genre |
religious art |
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| Description |
In this, one of her most ambitious portraits, Vincenzo I Gonzaga and his wife Eleonora de’ Medici are depicted in the guise of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. This Old Testament story was chosen because the Gonzaga family of Mantua claimed ancient connections with the Queen of Sheba. This painting was apparently inspired by an actual event that occurred in 1600, when the Dukes of Mantua passed through Bologna on their way to attend the wedding of their relative Maria de’ Medici who was marrying Henry IV of France. |
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 251.7 cm (99 in) ; width: 326.5 cm (10.7 ft) |
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| Accession number |
NGI.76 (National Gallery of Ireland) |
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| Credit line | Purchased, 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/10779/the-visit-of-the-queen-of-sheba-to-king-solomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 17:17, 18 July 2020 | | 3,000 × 2,373 (1.24 MB) | Remitamine | Higher resolution version |
| 17:15, 29 May 2020 |  | 1,500 × 1,187 (340 KB) | Shakko | {{Information |Description=The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon by Lavinia Fontana c.1600 Size 256 x 325 cm Medium Oil on canvas Provenance Purchased 1872 Number NGI.76 In this, one of her most ambitious portraits, Vincenzo I Gonzaga and his wife Eleonora de’ Medici are depicted in the guise of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. This Old Testament story was chosen because the Gonzaga family of Mantua claimed ancient connections with the Queen of Sheba. This painting was app... |
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