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Engraving of a judgment scene in a columned hall: a robed central figure gestures among armored soldiers, while a kneeling woman pleads at right.

Judgment of Solomon, plate 2 from Thrones of Justice

An engraved judgment scene in a columned hall, with a robed central figure raising an arm among armored soldiers and onlookers. A kneeling woman at right pleads before them, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower margin beneath the composition.

Artist
Willem van Swanenburgh
Date
1606
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1310 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1606).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds