Gilded bronze Baptistry door showing the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Posted by David Eicher
on Wednesday, April 1, 2009

One of the original gilded bronze panel sections from the Baptistry doors, accomplished by Lorenzo Ghiberti in the 1420s. This section shows the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

Related blog: "Galileo's Italy, Day Six," by Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher

Photo credit: David J. Eicher 

 

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