Do you recognize this portion of a famous painting of a biblical story? 1. Esther before Ahasuerus by Nicolas Poussin 2. The Triumph of Job by Guido Reni 3. Jupiter and Thetis by Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres 4. The Judgment of Solomon by Nicolas Poussin 5. The Massacre of the Innocents by Sano di Pietro Answer: (4) The Judgment of Solomon Painted by Nicolas Poussin in 1649 for Jean Pointel—a French banker and silk merchant who was one of Poussin’s largest collectors during his life—The Judgment of Solomon was considered by Poussin to be the best of his paintings. The piece was inspired by a fresco […]
