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PROPERTY FROM THE JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM AT RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

AUBUSSON BIBLICAL TAPESTRY,

LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY,

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AUBUSSON BIBLICAL TAPESTRY,
late 17th early 18th century,
depicting the The Judgement of Solomon within a floral border, blue outer slip to top and bottom later, areas of reweaving, cut and reattached section at lower left hand corner, reduced in width
112in. (284.5cm.) high, 137¾in. (350cm.) wide

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拍品專文

Taken from the Old Testament, The Judgement of Solomon relates how Solomon was called upon to judge between the claims of two women who lived in the same house and had given birth to a child at the same time. One infant had died and each woman claimed the living child. To determine the truth, Solomon ordered a soldier to bring out a sword and for the child to be cut into two equal halves, one for each woman. At this, the true mother revealed herself by renouncing her claim to the child in order that its life be spared.