Ein fürstliches Ruhebett. Aus dem Lustgarten (Hortus Delicarum) der Äbtissin Herrad von Landsberg

The crowned figure of Solomon lies horizontally on a decorative bed with a high, curved headboard featuring a diamond-grid motif. The base of the couch is adorned with medallions containing quatrefoil patterns, and a small footstool rests in the foreground. A short Latin inscription in the upper left corner provides an allegorical identification of the scene.

King Solomon is the biblical archetype of Divine Wisdom (Sapientia), a central figure in Western esoteric and philosophical traditions. In the context of the Hortus Deliciarum, his rest is an allegory for the peace of the Church (Ecclesia), drawing on medieval exegetical traditions surrounding the Song of Songs.