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Apr 20 2011

The Dream of Solomon by Luca Giordano

Baroque / Inspirational prints / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc

The Dream of Solomon by Luca Giordano

This is a reproduction of “The Dream of Solomon” by Luca Giordano of about 1693.  The painting is a depiction of the passage from the Bible, II Kings 3:5-15, in which God appeared to the young king.  In the dream God asks Solomon what gift he wanted and Solomon responded that he wanted understanding so that he could properly judge the people.  The Neapolitan Giordano produced this painting in Spain when he was about fifty-nine years old.  He had just entered the service of the Spanish king.  He became wealthy in that service and returned to Naples in 1702 where he died three years later.  The original painting is 361 cm wide and 245 cm high and is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

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Jun 21 2010

Ajax and Cassandra, Solomon Joseph Solomon, 1886

Academician / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

Ajax and Cassandra, Solomon Joseph Solomon, 1886

A reproduction of Solomon Joseph Solomon’s masterpiece “Ajax and Cassandra” of 1886.  This is rendition of the Greek tale, set in the destruction of Troy, of Ajax taking captive the Princess Cassandra, priestess of Apollo and daughter of Priam.  Solomon Joseph Solomon was a British painter of the Pre-Raphaelte movement and was a student and followere of Alexandre Cabanel.  He died in 1927 at the age of sixty-seven yerars.  The original painting is in the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery in Victoria, Australia.

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