The Judgement of Solomon

King Solomon sits on a raised throne, gesturing for an executioner to divide a living infant with a sword. One woman reaches out to stop the act, while another kneels in the foreground near the body of a dead child. A group of men stands to the right, witnessing the king’s demonstration of judicial wisdom.

Solomon is the primary archetype of the 'Wise King' and the 'Magus' in Western esotericism, serving as the traditional author of influential grimoires like the Clavicula Salomonis. His judgment represents the application of divine intellect to resolve earthly disputes, reflecting the Neoplatonic ideal of justice as a manifestation of cosmic order.