Keywords: Pierre Reymond - Plaque with Solomon Turning to Idolatry - Walters 44197.jpg In later life Solomon the Old Testament king famous for his wisdom fell under the influence of his 700 foreign wives and turned to idolatry building temples for their gods 1 Kings This plaque and its companion Jael Killing Sisera are from a series The Power of Women based on engravings of around 1569 published in Antwerp by Philips Galle 1537-1612 Other subjects include Eve offering the Apple to Adam Delilah Cutting Sampson's Hair and Judith Killing Holofernes The women are represented as using their sexuality to control men The series mixes the heroic and the tawdry making little concession to the exemplary bravery and achievements of Judith or Jahel An example of social backlash the series was popular only where middle-class women had gained greater access to education and legal rights Pierre Reymond who monogrammed the plaques is known for sophisticated painted enamel display tableware between 1550 1575 Renaissance technique painted enamel gilt copper cm 30 24 accession number 44 197 16450 Duke of Cambacérès Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1928 Women Who Ruled Queens Goddesses Amazons 1500-1650 The University of Michigan Museum of Art Ann Arbor; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; Davis Museum and Cultural Center Wellesley College Wellesley 2002 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Pierre Reymond Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum |