Salomon Receives Gifts
1655 - 1669
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
409; 408
About this artwork
olieverf op doek
Art Historical Context
**Salomon Receives Gifts** by Ferdinand Bol, created between 1655 and 1669, is a monumental oil on canvas measuring an impressive 408 x 409 cm, now housed in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. Bol, a prominent Dutch Golden Age painter and former pupil of Rembrandt van Rijn, specialized in grand history paintings drawn from biblical narratives. This work depicts the biblical King Solomon receiving lavish gifts, capturing a moment of royal splendor and divine favor, likely evoking themes of wisdom, prosperity, and piety central to 17th-century Dutch art. Bol's mastery shines in his use of oil on canvas a...
About the Artist
Ferdinand Bol · 1616–1680
As a very young man, Bol moved to Amsterdam, where he worked under the direction of Rembrandt, with whom he formed a friendship. Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits