Judgement of Solomon (Mantegna)

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Judgement of Solomon

Artist	workshop of Andrea Mantegna
Year	1460
Medium	tempera on canvas
Dimensions	46.5 cm × 37 cm (18.3 in × 15 in)
Location	Louvre, Paris

Judgement of Solomon is a tempera on canvas painting of the Judgement of Solomon attributed to Andrea Mantegna and his collaborators. Dating to around c. 1500, the painting is now in the Louvre,

Judgement is in the grisaille style imitating a marble bas-relief. The only surviving preparatory drawing may be in Mantegna's own hand.

Bibliography

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(in Italian) Mauro Lucco (ed), Mantegna a Mantova 1460-1506, catalogo della mostra, Skira Milano, 2006.

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Frescoes	Camera degli Sposi (1465–1474) Ovetari Chapel (1448–1457) (with Saint James Led to His Execution)
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