Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Esther before Ahasver Estherand Ahasver

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Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Abstract

This picture illustrates the Old Testament story of the Jewish Queen Esther who appeared, unbidden, before King Ahasuerus, risking his disfavor to plead for her people. To prepare herself, Esther fasted for three days, and artists usually showed her in a swoon to underscore her emotional state of mind. Paolo Veronese was one of the great masters of the Venetian school. Originally named Paolo Caliari, he was called Veronese from his native city of Verona. Although highly successful, he had little immediate influence, the Flemish baroque master Peter Paul Rubens and the 18th-century Venetian painters, especially Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, however, Veronese's handling of color and perspective supplied an indispensable point of departure.

Keywords

Paris, France, Venice, Italy, Style: Italian Mannerist, School: Mannerist, Movement: Mannerism, Italian, Painting;, Painting

Geographic Location

Paris, France; Venice, Italy

Type

StillImage

Rights

This material is licensed by USF Libraries for the research and teaching needs of USF students, staff, and faculty only. See: https://lib.usf.edu/collections-and-discovery/collection-management/user-terms/

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Identifier

A01-LIF0577

Esther before Ahasver Estherand Ahasver

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