1742
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
The Judgement of Solomon is a 1742 unspecified by Jean-François de Troy, a Rococo painting work, held at Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.
This painting depicts a scene where a man, possibly a king, sits on a throne, looking at two women and a baby. The man holds a sword in his right hand, and the two women are dressed in blue and red robes, with the woman in blue holding the baby. In the background, several men are visible, some of whom appear to be discussing the scene. The setting is a room with columns, and the atmosphere seems tense. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up Jean-François de Troy.
The Judgement of Solomon is a 1742 painting of the Judgement of Solomon by the French painter Jean-François de Troy, produced in Rome as part of a commission from cardinal Pierre Guérin de Tencin for his archepiscopal palace in Lyon. The other paintings in the commission included Christ and the Samaritan Woman. Both works are now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.
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The scene takes place in the palace of King Solomon as evidenced by the columns that we perceive in the background. The king wearing a robe and a turban is crouched in the shadows, seated on his throne with his two advisers. The painting is cut diagonally, highlighting the figures of the executioner, the two women and the newborn babies in the foreground. The executioner, his arm outstretched, firmly holds a knife in his right hand while looking at the king, as if awaiting his order of execution. With his left hand, he clasps the foot of the living child he is about to cut in half. The latter…
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Jean-François de Troy (27 January 1679, Paris – 26 January 1752, Rome) was a French Rococo easel and fresco painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer.
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