File:Spätgotik exhibition Queen of Sheba before King Solomon by Konrad Witz 9240.jpg

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Konrad Witz: The Queen of Sheba in front of King Solomon  wikidata:Q21589123 reasonator:Q21589123
Artist
Konrad Witz  (1400–)  wikidata:Q313183
 
Konrad Witz
Alternative names
Birth name: Conradus Sapientis
Description German painter
Date of birth/death circa 1400
date QS:P,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 between 1445 and 1447
date QS:P,+1445-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1445-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1447-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death Rottweil (Württemberg) Basel
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Basel Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q313183
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German:
Die Königin von Saba vor Salomo Edit this at Wikidata

The Queen of Sheba in front of King Solomon
title QS:P1476,de:"Die Königin von Saba vor Salomo Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lde,"Die Königin von Saba vor Salomo Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lru,"Царица Савская перед Соломоном"
label QS:Len,"The Queen of Sheba in front of King Solomon"
label QS:Lnl,"De koningin van Seba stelt Salomo op de proef met raadsels (1 koningen 10:1-10; Kronieken 9:1-9)"
Part of Heilsspiegelaltar Edit this at Wikidata
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre religious art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Deutsch: Die Königin von Saba vor König Salomon von der Innenseite des Heilsspiegelaltars, um 1435-1440. Nadelholz. Ursprünglich war die Tafel Teil eines riesigen Retabels für den Hochaltar eine Basler Kirche. Sie zeigt die für Witz typischen gedrungenen Figuren, die aus plastischen, oft wuchtig wirkenden Formen zusammengesetzt sind. Die mitunter wie geschnitzt wirkenden Gesichter und sprechenden Hände verleihen ihnen Lebendigkeit. Zugleich glänzt der Maler mit einer pointierten Schilderung von Materialität, wie hier bei den Edelsteinen auf dem Samthut Salomons oder den changierenden Grüntönen seines Gewandes.
English: The Queen of Sheba in front of King Solomon from the inside of the salvation mirror altar, around 1435-1440. Coniferous wood. Originally, the tablet was part of a huge reredos for the high altar of a Basel church. It shows the compact figures typical of Witz, which are composed of plastic, often massive shapes. The sometimes carved-looking faces and speaking hands give them liveliness. At the same time, the painter shines with a pointed description of materiality, as here with the precious stones on Salomon's velvet hat or the iridescent green tones of his robe.
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Date 1435 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium on oak panel Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 84.5 cm (33.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 79 cm (31.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+84.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+79U174728
institution QS:P195,Q165631
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1701 (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) Edit this at Wikidata
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Source Self-photographed Dosseman Taken on 21 September 2021
Author Dosseman
Camera location52° 30′ 31.22″ N, 13° 21′ 56.8″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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