This panel representing King Solomon wearing a purple mantle, is part of a 1338-1340 stained glass window in the north clerestory of Tewkesbury Abbey.
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King of Israel and builder of the first temple in Jerusalem, and noted for his wisdom. Supposed to have controlled a rich empire but no archeological evidence has been found.
This Tree of Jesse (1468) at Evreux Cathedral with its central figure of the Virgin Mary and Child, also depicts King David in the lower left, and King Solomon in the lower right. Other prophets and kings are shown on to the left and right of the central figures.
Renaissance stained glass (1550) depicting King Solomon in the clerestory windows of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France.
This stained glass window, designed by Henry Holiday and made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars Glass) in 1891, depicts two towering figures of the Old Testament—Joshua and Solomon—and stands as a complete meditation on divine strength and wisdom. Executed with the characteristic refinement of the late Victorian period, the window combines narrative clarity with symbolic depth, translating Scripture into radiant colour and form.
Stained glass by Hardman and Co (1895) at Worcester Cathedral depicting King Solomon in the Temple.
Stained glass panel in Reims Cathedral, depicting King Solomon (1974) by Marc Chagall.