The Judgment of Solomon, preliminary design for 'Spiritus Sapientiae' (The Spirit of Wisdom), plate 1 in the 'Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit' print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper, Solomon is seated at right, surrounded by his court. One of the women kneels before him; the other stands at left. Between them a soldier holds the infant, his left hand holding an upraised sword., Netherlands, 1595, figures, Drawing

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