[Queen Nicaula of Ethiopia Presenting a Gift to King Solomon of Jerusalem] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Queen Nicaula of Ethiopia Presenting a Gift to King Solomon of Jerusalem]
Subject: Nicaula; King Solomon; Important Women; Important Queens
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ethiopia; Jerusalem
Description: The woman illustrated in this image is Nicaula, queen of Ethiopia. She is depicted wearing a crown to signify her royal status. She is holding a small trinket in her hand as she presents it to the man sitting on the throne in front of her. This man is king Solomon of Jerusalem. He is wearing royal garbs with a crown on his head. He is depicted holding his hands out towards Nicaula as he accepts her gift and welcomes her with hospitality. Queen Nicaula had traveled from Ethiopia to Jerusalem simply to speak with him as she had heard many things of his great intellect.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:11997
Language: frm
Source Name: De la louenge et vertu des nobles et cleres dames [Of praise and virtue of the noble and clergy women]
Parent Collection: 1493 Paris
Image: mta_11997_OBJ.png