King Solomon and His Court

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Title

King Solomon and His Court

Description

Painting of King Solomon's seated on a gold throne above a congregation of creatures and beings. The image was likely intended to demonstrate the King's influence over the realm of animals, angels, celestial beings and demons. The horned human-like creatures bear a strong resemblance to Islamic artistic representations of the Jinn, a demon or genie, a mythological invisible evil force. In Islamic tales and within the Qur'an, Solomon is referenced as the ruler of the Jinn.

Source

Hyderabad, Deccan, India

Publisher

Brooklyn Museum

Date

1875-1900

Contributor

Brooklyn Museum; Gift of James S. Hays

Rights

Brooklyn Museum

Format

photograph of watercolor prototype

Language

Persian

Files

KingSolomon.jpg

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Citation

“King Solomon and His Court,” Spatial Humanities, accessed December 22, 2024, https://spatial-humanities.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/40177.

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