One of three scenes on an oil on oak altarpiece panel by the Master of the Saint Barbara Legend and a collaborator, ca. 1480, whose own title names it "The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon," showing her presenting gifts to the Israelite king. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 32.100.56a-d, European Paintings department, alongside two other scenes on the same panel.
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Physical Form
MediumOil on oak, one of three scenes on a panel by the Master of the Saint Barbara Legend and a collaborator, ca. 1480, Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.100.56a-d 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Abner's Messenger before David; The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; The Annunciation, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this panel carries a full narrative clause naming the subject and her act, "The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Abner's Messenger before David; The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; The Annunciation, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Sources
1. Abner's Messenger before David; The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; The Annunciation, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 32.100.56a-d
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
One of three scenes on an oil on oak altarpiece panel by the Master of the Saint Barbara Legend and a collaborator, ca.
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