Esther before Ahasuerus

Franciszek Smuglewicz1778

Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE
Vilnius, Lithuania

This picture by Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745–1807), from his Roman period (1763–1784), illustrates an episode from the Book of Esther about King Ahasuerus, the ruler of ‘one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia’, his disobedient wife Vashti, and Esther.

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Title: Esther before Ahasuerus
Creator: Franciszek Smuglewicz
Date Created: 1778
Location Created: Rome
Physical Dimensions: 78cm x 106cm
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on Canvas

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