Painting King Solomon in Islamic and Orientalist Tradition
Solomon is an esteemed figure in Islam, venerated as prophet, king and judge. The Qur’an recounts his many attributes and these have been expanded and enhanced in a multitude of exegetical commentaries and in popular myths and legends. Many of his distinctive characteristics have also been visualize...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
[2017]
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| In: |
Die Bibel in der Kunst
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Pages: 1-20 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Solomon Israel, King
/ Iconography
/ Islam
/ Orient (Motif)
/ Handwriting
/ Poynter, Edward John 1836-1919
/ Picture
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | Solomon is an esteemed figure in Islam, venerated as prophet, king and judge. The Qur’an recounts his many attributes and these have been expanded and enhanced in a multitude of exegetical commentaries and in popular myths and legends. Many of his distinctive characteristics have also been visualized as colourful illustrations in Islamic literature, as frontispieces to important manuscripts or within intricate architectural designs. This chapter seeks to draw attention to the richness and sophistication of just a few of these illustrations but which are, nevertheless, representative of the quite vast repertoire of visual images associated with Solomon in Islamic culture through the centuries. In order to provide a contrast between these images and later European "Orientalist" images of Solomon, I conclude by discussing the most famous painting of Solomon and Sheba in the Orientalist genre, Sir Edward Poynter’s The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon (1890). |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Bibel in der Kunst
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