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Renaissance painting of a kneeling queen before a crowned king in an arcaded palace, with attendants in gold robes and a walled city beyond an arch.

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

A tall, narrow panel shows a richly dressed queen kneeling before a crowned king within an arcaded palace hall, attendants in gold and red robes around her. A distant walled city appears through an arch, and a small dog sits at lower right on a tiled floor.

Artist
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group
Date
1515–20
Medium
Oil on panel transferred to canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1398 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1520).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson

Español: El rey Salomón recibe a la reina de Saba

Un panel alto y estrecho muestra a una reina ricamente vestida arrodillada ante un rey coronado, en un salón palaciego con arcadas y acompañantes con vestidos dorados y rojos. Al fondo, una ciudad amurallada se ve a través de un arco, y un pequeño perro está sentado en el suelo de baldosas.

Português: O rei Salomão recebe a rainha de Sabá

Um painel alto e estreito mostra uma rainha luxuosamente vestida ajoelhada diante de um rei coroado, em um salão de palácio com arcadas, cercada por acompanhantes de vestes douradas e vermelhas. Ao fundo, uma cidade murada aparece através de um arco, e um pequeno cão está sentado no piso de azulejos.

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