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Renaissance painting of a kneeling queen before a crowned king in an arcaded palace, with attendants in gold robes and a walled city beyond an arch.

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

A tall, narrow panel shows a richly dressed queen kneeling before a crowned king within an arcaded palace hall, attendants in gold and red robes around her. A distant walled city appears through an arch, and a small dog sits at lower right on a tiled floor.

Artist
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group
Date
1515–20
Medium
Oil on panel transferred to canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1398 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1520).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson

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