Artwork
The Judgment of Solomon
The Judgment of Solomon is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Paolo Veronese. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Veronese renders Solomon seated centrally, surrounded by attendants and onlookers, emphasizing the ordered deliberation of justice.
The painting portrays the biblical moment when King Solomon resolves a dispute between two mothers claiming the same infant, symbolizing divine wisdom and judicial authority. Veronese renders Solomon seated centrally, surrounded by attendants and onlookers, emphasizing the ordered deliberation of justice. The composition’s balance and the careful arrangement of figures underscore the theme of reasoned judgment, while attributes such as the sword and scroll reference legal precedent and moral clarity.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil paint on canvas, as documented in the source. It measures 610 cm in height and 730 cm in width, reflecting its large-scale format typical of Baroque religious paintings. The composition demonstrates Veronese's characteristic use of vibrant color and elaborate drapery, though specific stylistic analysis is not detailed in the provided material.
History & Provenance
The Judgment of Solomon is an oil painting on canvas created in 1615, as recorded in both the corpus record and the Wikidata entry for the work. No commission details, patron, or original location at the time of creation are documented in the available sources.
The painting is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, which is listed as both its collection and its location. Beyond this present-day institutional ownership, the sources provide no information about earlier owners, acquisition history, or how the work entered the museum's holdings.
The canvas measures 610.0 cm in height and 730.0 cm in width according to the Wikidata record, and depicts the Judgment of Solomon as its main subject. No earlier provenance steps, intermediate collections, or dates of transfer are recorded.
The painting is held by Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it is inventoried as accession KMSsp728.
It was shown in the exhibition “Paolo Veronese: The Judith Triumphant and The Judgment of Solomon” at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, in 2016.
Overview
The Judgment of Solomon is a 1615 oil painting by Paolo Veronese, a prominent Venetian artist. It is an example of early Baroque Italian style and is held in the Statens Museum for Kunst collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Paolo Caliari (1528 – 19 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( VERR-ə-NAY-zay, -zee, US also -see; Italian: ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of…
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