#Solomon & Sheba

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Halle Berry in the 1995 film Solomon & Sheba ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹

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The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon by Edward John Poynter

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My king, my king, my king

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Period dramas dresses tournament: Pink dresses Round 1- Group D: Sheba, Solomon and Sheba (gifset) vs Carolyn Palamas, Star trek's ancient Greece themed episode (pics set)

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Solomon and Sheba, 1995 🍊

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Gina Lollobrigida, Solomon and Sheba, 1959

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Gina Lollobrigida in SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959) dir. King Vidor

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One Dress a Day Challenge

October: Gold Redux

Solomon and Sheba / Gina Lollobrigida as the Queen of Sheba

Like the gold dress from Auntie Mame featured earlier in the month, this is basically a 1950s strapless evening dress masquerading as something more exotic. It's pretty clearly more advanced tailoring than the ancient world would have created, but the jewelry and heavy tassels do help to create an archaic effect. The wide collar necklace may be intended as a hint to her Egyptian alliance. Also note the matching turquoise ornament at the waist.

The shiny gold color is definitely anachronistic, as even real cloth of gold is a medieval invention and this is pretty obviously lamé. But it does make her stand out among the Israelites, where even the king only has limited gold elements on his clothing. (That's Yul Brynner as King Solomon, by the way!)

The costume designer is Ralph Jester. He only worked on a few movies, among them The Ten Commandments (another Biblical epic) a few years earlier.

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New Jacob’s Bible Cards depicting biblical figures. by Lion Playing Cards, Tel Aviv, Israel, c.1970.

[artandthebible]

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

Artist: Frans Francken II (Flemish, 1581-1642)

Style: Baroque

Date: 1620-1629

Medium: Oil on panel

Collection: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Description

The queen of Sheba is reported in the Book of 1 Kings 10:1-12 to have journeyed to Jerusalem to test King Solomon’s wisdom and see the splendor of his court.

We see the reception of the great queen who kneels in homage before Solomon, surrounded by her gifts to him. She is beautiful, but also a delicate blond. The artist apparently expected his patrons to be more interested in pageantry than historical accuracy.

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Gina Lollobrigina in Solomon and Sheba (1959)

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BROKEN

(inspired by @itwasleo from Twitter)

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Gina Lollobrigida - Solomon and Sheba (1959)

[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas' dresses tournament: Golden-yellow dresses

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Semifinals Finals

Winner: Bai Zhouyue's dress, from Novoland: eagle flag

Costume designer: Yee Chung-man