Home›Sources›The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-queen-of-sheba-solomon-barbara-legend.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-queen-of-sheba-solomon-barbara-legendCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-queen-of-sheba-bringing-gifts-to-sol, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-queen-of-sheba-solomon-barbara-legend}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for a set of altarpiece panels including "The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon," oil on oak, by the Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, a Netherlandish painter active in the late fifteenth century, circa 1480. The record gives the accession number 32.100.56a-d, each panel measuring roughly 36 3/4 by 17 5/8 inches, the classification Paintings, and the credit line The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931. Solomon is shown enthroned, receiving the queen and her retinue of gifts.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437028Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its artist, medium, dimensions and accession number, its own title directly naming Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithThe Queen of Sheba, Figures Well-attested This source names The Queen of Sheba directly: "a set of altarpiece panels including "The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon," oil on oak, by the Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, a Netherlandish painter active in the late fifteenth..."Source The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Sacred Art & Iconography, 5 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested6Sacred Art & IconographyThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon (Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.100.56a-d)SourcesThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds3Sacred Art & IconographyThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon (Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.100.56a-d)SourcesThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, accession 32.100.56a-d (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon (Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.100.56a-d)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyThe Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon (Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.100.56a-d)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year