Art Institute of Chicago
The Queen of Sheba Walking on the Waters
Giorgio ReverdinoLinkedCulture matchlcp-87d2e44fa984
- Date
- 1530/35
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 27947
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Reverdy’s earliest biblical subjects include this engraving of the Queen of Sheba crossing a river to meet King Solomon, a symbolic act prefiguring the Christian rite of baptism and Jesus Christ’s miracle of walking on the water. Sheba’s unladylike plunge underscores her insistence on reaching Solomon on the other bank and proving his wisdom by asking many questions.
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- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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