The Judgment of Solomon

c. 1480

Master FVB

Associated Names
Master FVB

Artist, Flemish, active c. 1480/1500

The image shows an artwork portraying a king seated on a throne, adorned with a crown and dressed in elaborate robes. The king is serious, with wavy hair and a crowd in front of him. Various figures, including a woman with a child, are depicted in medieval or early Renaissance attire. The background features architectural elements and a checkered floor pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 25.6 x 21.3 cm (10 1/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.197

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 7, p.116, no. 2, State ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Malcolm [1805-1893], Poltalloch and London (Lugt 1780); The British Museum, London; (Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1938; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 109, repro.

1947

  • Six Centuries of Prints, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1947.

1957

  • The Printmaker: 1450-1950, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, 1957.

1965

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 51.

1967

  • Mother and Child, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada, 1967, no. 96.

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 126, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 126.

Wikidata ID

Q64960407

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