Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Solomon painting for sale

Lot 66 - King Salomon, Claude Vignon (circle) Oil on canvas, unsigned. King Salomon sitting at a table with



Here's King Solomon designing his temple. The painting is going under the hammer at Anrikvity Praha in the Chech Republic and has an estimate of 20,000 Euros.

It is described thus:

Oil on canvas, unsigned. King Salomon sitting at a table with books and probably designing construction of the temple. Crown with five visible spikes probably symbolizes a pentagram (Masonic symbolism), upper left is stylized "eye of God". Vignon Cloude (*1593 Tours - †1670 Paris). France, 1st half of 17th century, dimensions 85 x 117 cm, framed. Restored. Condition 2

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