Idolatry of King Solomon
Artist
Horatius Paulyn
(Dutch, 1644/45-1674)
CultureDutch
Daten.d.
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions21 x 33 in. (53.3 x 83.8 cm)
Classificationspaintings
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lunsford Long
Conservation treatment for this painting, completed in 1995, was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Object number56.1.1
DescriptionIn an interior draped with green, a bearded, turbaned man kneels on a carpet among four kneeling women before Cupid, who stands at left in an altar-like pedestal with bow drawn and pointing to the central group. Around the altar are dark-skinned attendants, some with laurel headdresses; others, behind the central group, wear oriental headdresses. Three hold heavy columns with insence burners. In the foreground flowers and a variety of gold and silver vessels are scattered. At right a larger covered vessel with two handles and a winged sphinx decoration. At right, gray masonry and a view of trees and sky through an arch.On View
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