Who created "Das Urteil Salomons"?

Das Urteil Salomons was created by Franz Anton Maulbertsch in um 1785/1790.

When was "Das Urteil Salomons" created?

This artwork was created um 1785/1790.

What medium is "Das Urteil Salomons"?

Das Urteil Salomons is Öl auf Leinwand.

Is "Das Urteil Salomons" in the public domain?

Yes, Das Urteil Salomons is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Das Urteil Salomons

Franz Anton Maulbertsch

um 1785/1790

Medium

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions

ungerahmt: 150 × 115 cm

Classification

Gemälde

Department

Belvedere Collection

Museum

Belvedere

Credit

Belvedere, Vienna

Accession Number

3352

Art Historical Context

**Das Urteil Salomons by Franz Anton Maulber, created around 1785–1790, vividly captures the biblical tale from the Old Testament where King Solomon wisely resolves a dispute between two women claiming the same infant. In this oil on canvas (150 × 115 cm), Maulbertsch dramatizes the moment of judgment, with Solomon's dramatic decree to divide the child revealing the true mother's compassion. Housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, painting exemplifies late 18th-century Austrian religious and history painting. Maulbertsch, a leading Austrian artist of the late Baroque and Rococo periods (1724...

About the Artist

Franz Anton Maulbertsch · 1724–1796

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