King Solomon

Simeon Solomon

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man seated on a throne-like chair in profile, facing left. He holds a scepter in one hand, and his other hand is draped over the armrest of the throne. The man has a light skin, a long, dark beard, and a sharp profile. He also has long, dark hair partly covered by a golden headdress with red fabric hanging from it. He wears a golden robe with draping blue sleeves. Jeweled rings are visible on each of his hands, and there's a golden earring in his ear in the shape of an arc. The throne he sits on is dark blue, and a dark blue curtain hangs behind it on the right. On the left, a distant landscape is visible beyond the throne, with blue-green trees under a white-and-blue sky.