Judgment of Solomon, Thronus Justitiae duodecim pulcherrimis tabulis artificiosissime aeri incisis illustratus (series title), King Solomon sits on his throne and passes judgment. Before the throne the two women who both claim motherhood of the living child. On the ground lies the deceased child. Solomon orders the living baby to be split in two to determine who is the child's mother. A man draws his sword and holds the child, but the real mother grabs hold of the child and begs to leave it alive. Below the image two four-line verses in Latin and a reference to the Bible text in 1 Kings 3. The print is part of an album., print maker: Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg (mentioned on object), Joachim Wtewael (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1606, paper, engraving, height 295 mm × width 388 mm
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