Sujet

Initial D: The Judgement of Solomon; Book of Hours, about 1450-1455. Creator: Master of the Lee Hours.

Légende

Initial D: The Judgement of Solomon; Book of Hours, about 1450-1455. The Judgement of Solomon is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which Solomon ruled between two women who both claimed to be the mother of a child. Solomon ordered the baby be cut in half, with each woman to receive one half. The first woman accepted the compromise as fair, but the second begged Solomon to give the baby to her rival, preferring the baby to live, even without her. Solomon ordered the baby given to the second woman, as her love was selfless, as opposed to the first woman's selfish disregard for the baby's actual well-being.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM24A76_416

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NA

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,6Mo (4,0Mo) / 32,3cm x 49,3cm / 3814 x 5828 (300dpi)

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