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1 Kings


The Judgement of Solomon by unknown Ethiopian artist
The judgement of Solomon by Nicolas Poussin
A Scholar (King Solomon ?), from the Coburg Pentateuch by Unknown German artist

1 Kings 3–4
The Wisdom of Solomon

Transport by Antony Gormley
Tame Buzzard Line by Richard Long
Christ driving the Traders from the Temple by El Greco

1 Kings 8:14–61; 2 Chronicles 6:3–7:3
The Dedication of the Temple

Building of Solomon’s Temple by Giovanni Battista Ricci (designer)
'Solomon dedicates the temple; Christ thanks the Father for the Church', from a Bible Moralisée by Unknown artist
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple; Right wing of triptych altarpiece of the Deposition by Peter Paul Rubens

1 Kings 8:62–66; 9:1–9; 2 Chronicles 7:4–22
Construction and Consecration of the Temple

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon by Jacopo Tintoretto
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, from Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti
Scene of the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, surrounded by their respective attendants by Qes Adamu Tesfaw

1 Kings 10:1–13; 2 Chronicles 9:1–12
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Solomon Enthroned, Surrounded by Three Women, from Book of Hours (MS H.5), Unknown French artists [Paris]
Triptych with the Life Story of Solomon by Master of the Salomon triptych
Solomon's Idolatry by Lucas van Leyden

1 Kings 11
Solomon’s Idolatry

The Prophet Fed by a Raven by Clive Hicks-Jenkins
Prophet Elijah in the Wilderness by Unknown Byzantine artist, Thessalonica
The Last Supper Altarpiece by Dieric Bouts the Elder

1 Kings 17:1–7; 19:4–14
The Prophet Elijah in the Wilderness

Portrait of a Widow at her Devotions by Leandro Bassano
Resurrection of the widow of Zarephath's son by the prophet Elijah, from Dura Europas Synagogue by unknown artist
The Bouvier Altar Cross by Unknown French or Netherlandish Artist

1 Kings 17:8–24
The Widow of Zarephath


Show all exhibitions from the Bible book 2 Samuel
Show all exhibitions from the Bible book 2 Kings

More Exhibitions

Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Annunciation by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi
The Annunciation by Filippo Lippi

Luke 1:26–38

The Annunciation

The Visitation by Unknown Cypriot Artist
The Visitation by Pontormo
The Visitation by El Greco

Luke 1:39–45

Quickening Creation

Tree of Jesse from an English Psalter in Latin by Unknown English Artist
Untitled (Rejoice!), from 'Inflammatory Essays' by Jenny Holzer
The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks

Isaiah 11:1–10

War and Peace

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