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The judgment of Solomon
Lost Art-ID
170570
Artist / Creator
Bombeck, Seger
Birth
(um) 1542
Place of activity
Torgau; Leipzig; Weimar; Brüssel
Last mentioned
1559.12.13
Title
The judgment of Solomon
Dating
1557 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Fabric (Linen) ; Fabric (Wool) ; Fabric (Silk) / Tapestry ; coloured
Height
265.00 cm
Width
320.00 cm
Description
Tapestry. On the left in a Renaissance architecture King Solomon enthroned, behind him three judges. In front of him the executioner and the two women with the dead and the living child. Two male spectators. In front an elderly and two young men, two biting dogs and a monkey. All figures in rich period costume. At the sides the picture is completed by two decorated columns. In the background a raft, a bridge and a city. Inscription: I V D I C I V M S.
Provenance
1909-1942 Historical Museum of Leipzig, Old Town Hall, Ballroom, south side; Lost at the Nischwitz relocation site, 1945
Storage site
Published since
Contact
Stadtgeschichtliches Museum
Leipzig
Böttchergäßchen 3
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Phone
+49(0)341 - 965130
Fax
+49(0)341 - 96513-52
E-Mail
Contact
Contact
Michael Stephan
Position
Zentrale Dokumentation
Phone
+49(0)341 - 9651329
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