Artemisia Gentileschi 1593 – 1656
Esther before Ahasuerus
oil on canvas (208 × 274 cm) — c. 1630
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Artemisia Gentileschi biography
This work is linked to Additions to Esther 15:7
Art and the Bible - Additions to Esther 15 - Apocrypha
Additions to Esther 15 1 And upon the third day, when she had ended her prayers, she laid away her mourning garments, and put on her glorious apparel. 2 And being gloriously adorned, after she had called upon God, who is the beholder and saviour of all th
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The Persian king Ahasuerus intended to exterminate all Jews in his land. Esther wants to ask the king to spare the Jews. But it was forbidden to approach the king without being asked, so Esther was very frightened. When she stands before the angry king, she swoons.
The king then becomes mild and tries to put her at ease by saying that the decree only applied to ordinary people.
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