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Summary
Pieter Lastman: Haman begging Esther for mercy
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| Title |
The anger of Ahasverus; Haman begging Esther for mercy (Esther 1:10)  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
religious art |
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| Date | circa 1618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on panel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 52 cm (20.4 in); width: 78 cm (30.7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
not on view |
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| Accession number |
M.Ob.558 (158661) |
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| Object history |
1941: acquired by National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) from Wilanów Palace, Warsaw |
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| Inscriptions |
Signature and date top center: P.Lastman fecit.A 161[.]
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| Notes | Dated (and signed) u.c. 161(?), last digit illegible. The illegible digit in the date should be interpreted as 1618 or 1619. From the collection of John III Sobieski. The carved beaker on the table is a copy of a silver beaker by Adam van Vianen of 1614, today in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | ed. Hanna Benesz (1988). Europäische Malerei des Barock: aus dem Nationalmuseum in Warschau. Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, p. 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | wolnelektury.pl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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