King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Master of Lecceto

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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Tempera on wood, embossed and gilt ornament, Overall 20 3/4 x 70 1/8 in. ( x cm); left, painted surface 13 7/8 x 24 1/2 in. ( x cm); right, painted surface 14 x 24 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Master of Lecceto (Italian, Sienese, third quarter 15th century), Painted for a marriage between the Sienese Insegni and Spannochi families (identified by their coats of arms), this front from a chest (cassone) shows the Queen of Sheba departing for Jerusalem and meeting King Solomon in his palace, as recounted in the Bible

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