RARE BRODERIE en fils de soie polychrome au point fendu représentant la Re

RARE EMBROIDERY in polychrome silk thread with split stitch representing the Meeting of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon after an engraving by Marc-Antoine Raimondi, circa 1520. Surrounded by his court, the king of the Hebrews, seated on a platform and leaning against a column, receives the Queen of Sheba accompanied by her retinue| the scene unfolds against a background of classical architecture, colonnades and temple, with a breakaway to a landscape in the center. Italy, mid 16th century
Height : 85 cm - Width : 134 cm In a gilded wooden frame (some wear and tear, lined with a canvas)