Solomon and his Court, folio from a manuscript

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Description

This unfinished painting was probably intended to serve as a frontispiece for a manuscript. The scene depicts Solomon seated on a hexagonal throne, surrounded by his court which includes angels, real and fanciful animals, jinns (demons), and courtiers, one of whom offers him a book.

Dimensions

folio: 32.3 x 20.2 cm (12 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.) image: 20 x 12.5 cm (7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by April 1, 1969-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.