Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)
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Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation
Abstract
Esther and Mordecai, is one of de Gelder's most valuable and characteristic works. The Old Testament book of Esther is summarized here into a single dramatic moment, the internal tension being conveyed through the structure of the composition and through the gestures. The painting depicts the scene of the Biblical story when Mordecai, foster-father of Esther persuades the Queen to induce her husband to save the Jewish people. De Gelder painted several versions of this subject differing in various degrees; the version now in the Providence Museum of Art, Rhode Island, also depicting half-length figures, is particularly close to the painting in Budapest.
Keywords
Dresden, Germany, Holland, Style: Dutch Baroque Era, School: Baroque, Movement: Baroque, Dutch, Painting;, Painting
Subject: topical
Style: Dutch Baroque Era; School: Baroque; Movement: Baroque; Dutch; Painting;
Subject: geographic
Dresden, Germany; Holland
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Genre
Painting; picture
Holding Location
University of South Florida USF
Collection
Art and Art History (Saskia)
Identifier
A01-MHF1221
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Esther and Mordecai (detail)" (2022). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 2464.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/2464
