Solomon's Idolatry
<p>King Solomon, famed for possessing “the wisdom of God,” kneels at the feet of an idol of Moloch, a pagan god represented as a nude man astride an orb, holding an animal skull. One of Solomon’s 700 wives and 300 concubines points to the statue, instructing Solomon to adore Moloch. By adorning the domineering woman with a feathered hat, Lucas van Leyden emphasized her foreignness and dangerously heretical beliefs. Despite Solomon’s wisdom, his female consort, possibly the Queen of Sheba, turns his heart away from God.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1514
- Dimensions
- Image: 17 × 13 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 17.1 × 13.5 cm (6 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 18.2 × 14.1 cm (7 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Lucas van Leyden
Artist
Painting
Lucas van Leyden, also named either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver.
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- Lucas van Leyden
- Year
- 1514
- Dimensions
- Image: 17 × 13 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 17.1 × 13.5 cm (6 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 18.2 × 14.1 cm (7 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1514-081899
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified