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Esther before Ahasuerus

Dirck Vellertc. 1530

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Though also a painter and printmaker, Dierick (or Dirk) Vellert is best known as a designer of stained glass. Active in Antwerp, where he became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1511, Vellert richly ornamented his work with garlands, masks, vases, and other classically inspired motifs. A great deal of his glass was exported. As an engraver, his prints owe a good deal to Albrecht Dürer and Luca van Leyden. These two panels depict famous incidents from the Old Testament featuring the rendering of judgment. Both may have originally been made for a council chamber or a court of justice. Conceivably, because of their subjects, they could have served as models of justice for the magistrates who deliberated within view of them.

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  • Title: Esther before Ahasuerus
  • Creator: Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547)
  • Date Created: c. 1530
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 69.3 x 47 cm (27 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
  • Provenance: Dr. Hugo Oelze, Amsterdam; (Edward Speelman, Ltd., London).
  • Type: Glass
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.188.2
  • Medium: pot metal, white glass, and silver stain
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: Netherlands, South Lowlands, 16th century
  • Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
  • Collection: MED - Renaissance
  • Accession Number: 1968.188.2
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