Loggia di raffaello, 10, 04

An aged King David sits enthroned beneath a draped canopy, gesturing toward his successor, the young Solomon. To the left stands a high priest in a mitre, while Solomon stands by large ceremonial vessels as oil is poured from a horn to consecrate his rule. The background reveals a detailed landscape with classical figures, soldiers, and a distant hilltop fortress.

Solomon is a foundational figure in the Western esoteric tradition, appearing in the grimoire tradition as the master of spirits and in Neoplatonic and Masonic thought as the builder of the Temple. This scene depicts the transmission of divine and temporal authority, establishing the lineage of the 'Philosopher King' whose wisdom was sought by subsequent Renaissance humanists and occultists.