Christ with Moses and Solomon


Christ with Moses and Solomon is a 1541-1542 oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, displayed on the altar of the Most Holy Sacrament in the collegiate church of Santi Nazaro e Celso in Brescia, the artist's home town. It has been the altarpiece for that altar throughout the historical record, from Bernardino Faino's mention of it in 1630 to the present day
The parish archive contains 18th century documents referring to lost earlier documents, including a 1720 note mentioning a contract dated 4 May 1541 in which took on "Alessandro Moretto... to make the Altarpiece, and to complete it and put it in place the following year" A 1768 note also mentions this contract and states the painting was delivered on time in 1542.