Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Histoire de la Bible et de l’Assomption de Notre-Dame
France, Paris, between 1390 and 1400
MS M.526. Fol. 022v

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Solomon: worshipping other Gods -- In left column, Solomon, crowned, with joined hands, kneels looking up at nude idol, holding shield with right hand and spear with left hand, standing on pedestal.
Solomon: Scene, destroying other Gods -- In upper right column, Solomon, crowned, indicates with right hand nude statue of idol, one hand severed, falling from pedestal. Man raising hammer, stands on ladder leaning against the pedestal.Pen-flourished initials.