Caption
Photo reproductions of prints after frescoes depicting the construction of Solomon's Temple and the Queen of Sheba visiting Solomon by Raphael for the loggias in the Vatican, Raphael. Solomon's Temple Construction. The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, photograph, reproduction, page, number: 'No 47. No 48. Picture 3. Picture 4. XII. Loge.', photographer: Gustav Schauer, Berlin, after print by anonymous, after painting by Raphael, c. 1851 - in or before 1861, after print by, paper, albumen print, height 325 mm x width 250 mm, Solomon and the queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-3, 2 Chronicles 9:1-9), Solomon builds a temple for pagan gods, The image shows two rectangular engravings arranged vertically on a pale sheet. The top engraving depicts a group of men engaged in construction work in front of a columned building, with several muscular, partially clothed workers using tools around stone blocks while robed figures stand on a raised platform, one wearing a crown and receiving a rolled object from another; animals resembling oxen are visible to the side and a distant archway shows small figures and a cart. The lower engraving portrays an interior scene with a crowned older man embracing a kneeling woman wearing a crown amid a crowd of standing and seated figures who hold vessels and trays, while attendants and servants move around them and an arched opening is visible in the background. The surrounding sheet shows light staining and faint marks.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B01_079
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