Procession of the Queen of Sheba
- Artist
- Piero della Francesca
- Date
- 1452 - 1466
- Style
- Early renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Basilica of San Francesco
The 'Procession of the Queen of Sheba' is a captivating religious painting from the Early Renaissance period. The painting narrates the biblical story featured in the Hebrew Bible where the Queen of Sheba, known as Bilqis and Makeda, travels with a caravan brimming with opulent gifts for King Solomon. This remarkable artwork, primarily a fresco, found on the wall of various worship houses, beautifully encapsulates a prevalent legend, amplified throughout the corridors of Judaism, Ethiopian Christianity, and Islam, transcending throughout West Asia, Northeast Africa and beyond.
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