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Stories from the life of Esther - Ahasuerus ordering the Triumph of Mordecai

Paolo Veronese

Museo di Castelvecchio

Museo di Castelvecchio
Verona, Italy

These tiny pictures narrating three stories from the life of Esther probably decorated pieces of furniture: the Punishment of the Eunuchs, Esther Brought before Ahasuerus, and Ahasuerus Ordering the Triumph of Mordecai. Executed with the brilliance and deftness of an oil sketch, as can be seen in the impressionistic freedom of the landscape and architecture, they also dazzle with contrasts of complementary colors.

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  • Title: Stories from the life of Esther - Ahasuerus ordering the Triumph of Mordecai
  • Creator: Paolo Caliari, known as Paolo Veronese (Verona 1528 - Venice 1588)
  • Date Created: 1548 - 1550
  • Physical Dimensions: H 25,5 x L 30,5 cm
  • Provenance: Verona, Cesare Bernasconi; in the Museum since 1871
  • Type: painting
  • Medium: oil on canvas
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