Esther before Ahasuerus
| Esther before Ahasuerus | |
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| Artist | Tintoretto |
| Year | 1546 |
| Location | Royal Collection, London |
| Website | Royal Collection |
Esther before Ahasuerus is a 1546-47 painting by Tintoretto showing a scene from the Book of Esther.
It is recorded in the inventory of the collection of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1627 as hanging alongside The Muses in a passage in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua. It was acquired from the Gonzagas by Charles I of Great Britain. On his execution it was valued at £120 and sold, before being reacquired by the royal family on the Restoration. It now hangs in Kensington Palace.
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