AUDENARDE TAPESTRY The wonderful garden of the Queen of Sheb - Lot 331

AUDENARDE TAPESTRY The wonderful garden of the Queen of Sheba. Wool and silk Audenarde tapestry panel Flanders, Late 16th century Dimensions: 295 x 178 cm Remarkable freshness of colors Good condition, maintenance restorations, missing bottom border The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon remains one of the most representative biblical episodes, taken from the Book of Kings , a staging of this event, perhaps legendary, which dates from the 10th century BC. The Queen of Sheba in the center, surrounded by women in front of an interesting palace. A woman in the foreground in front of a basin, playing the Lyre (a figure close to the goddess Calliope) and at her feet, a curious Squirrel. Wide borders with two symmetrical medallions, depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba on the left, and the Queen of Sheba surrounded by women, framed by basins with bouquets of flowers and fruit, and figures.