The Meeting of Esther and Ahasuerus
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Meeting of Esther and Ahasuerus is a 1650 by Wenceslaus Hollar, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a busy scene with lots of people in old-fashioned clothes. A woman in a long dress stands near a man on a raised platform, while others crowd around them. Some people are on a balcony above, leaning over the railing. A dog sits on the ground, and a few men in armor or simple robes stand nearby, looking busy or distracted. The title at the bottom says it’s about a meeting between Esther and Ahasuerus. The artist copied this from a painting by Paolo Veronese, but this version is a print. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this in person.
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