Esther becomes queen: feast of Ahasuerus and downfall of Queen Vashti (Astin). unknown c. 1500 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, left [illegible in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, left of center [illegible in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, right of center [illegible in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, right [illegible in photograph] Scene divi
Esther becomes queen: feast of Ahasuerus and downfall of Queen Vashti (Astin). unknown c. 1500 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, left [illegible in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, left of center [illegible in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, right of center [illegible in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription on banderole at top of scene, right [illegible in photograph] Scene divided by column; L foreground, Ahasuerus orders his 7 eunuchs to bring in Queen Vashti, but she refuses; R foreground, feast of Ahasuerus at square banquet table; L background, Esther enthroned (Esther 1-2:20); at top, banderoles with inscriptions Borders missing No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Adelson, European Tapestry (1994), 46 Related Works: Other panels in series: GCPA 0240079-0240089, 0240091; France, Nancy, Musée historique lorrain, 2 panels of "Disobedience of Vashti (Astin)"
Size: 11600px × 6470px
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