Judgment of Solomon
Artist
Claude Vignon
(French, 1593-1670)
CultureFrench
Date17th century
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 80 x 60 3/4 in. (203.2 x 154.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 90 x 70 3/4 in. (228.6 x 179.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 90 x 70 3/4 in. (228.6 x 179.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.717
Not on view
DescriptionDepicts the story from the Bible in which King Solomon of Israel ruled between two women both claiming to be the mother. Solomon has ordered the baby be cut in two and the real mother is seen begging for the sword to be sheathed and the child committed to the care of her rival. ProvenanceWalter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1967-1971; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1971. Exhibition History"Vouet to Rigaud, French Masters of the Seventeenth Century," Finch College Museum of Art, New York, NY, April 20 - June 18, 1967. Published References_Vouet to Rigaud: French Masters of the Seventeenth Century_, exh. cat., Finch College Museum of Art, New York, N.Y., 1967, no. 16.
January 1773
Julian Vannerson
February 19, 1853
