The Judgement of Solomon
Giorgione
Giorgione was an Italian painter of the Venetian school in the High Renaissance from Venice, whose career was ended by his death at a little over 30.
Max Resolution:1000×1214 PX
Title:The Judgement of Solomon
Original Title:Il giudizio di Salomone
Artists:Giorgione
Date:1505
Style:High Renaissance
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Dimensions:89×72 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Judgment of Solomon is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgione (1500–1501). It is housed in the Galleria degli Uffizi of Florence.
The work is dimensionally and thematically similar to its Pendant painting Test of Fire of Moses, also in the Uffizi. It shows Solomon, King of the Jews, on the throne, with the court dignitaries and two women at his feet. The two women were both claiming the same child and had appealed to the King. Solomon's choice unmasked the faking one. Behind them are two large oaks which divide the landscape into two parts.
A Ferrarese assistant collaborated with Giorgione in the realization of the figures.
The work is dimensionally and thematically similar to its Pendant painting Test of Fire of Moses, also in the Uffizi. It shows Solomon, King of the Jews, on the throne, with the court dignitaries and two women at his feet. The two women were both claiming the same child and had appealed to the King. Solomon's choice unmasked the faking one. Behind them are two large oaks which divide the landscape into two parts.
A Ferrarese assistant collaborated with Giorgione in the realization of the figures.