# Judgment of Solomon \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [NANNI DI BARTOLO]() - Date: 1401-1450 - Technique: Istrian stone ## Commentary The attribution of this group is debated. Cleaning has shown that the head of the true mother is carved separately and is a replacement. The high relief is carved from Istrian stone, a hard white limestone with fewer crystals than marble, favoured because of its compact durability and the relative ease with which it could be obtained from Venetian coastal cities. The subject can be interpreted as an example of divine justice, connected with the two earlier Genesis reliefs and the nearby Porta della Carta with its crowning figure of Justice. There are some echoes of antiquity, but the strongest influences are the works of Donatello, Ghiberti and Nanni di Banco. ## Related artworks - [Abraham and Isaac]() - [Beardless Prophet]() - [Beardless Prophet]() - [Brenzoni Monument \(detail\)]() - [Brenzoni Monument \(detail\)]() - [Brenzoni Monument]() - [Brenzoni Monument]() - [Brenzoni Monument]() - [Exterior view]() - [Judgment of Solomon \(detail\)]() - [Judgment of Solomon]() - [Judgment of Solomon]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()