Esther and Ahasver

Title

Esther and Ahasver

Draughtsman

• Netherlandish, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• torn disc?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten rechts (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Braun): Ger. Van Sentian

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder): Gerhard Van S' Jan
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Esther
• Ahasuerus

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Ester 2,1-18

Primary

• 71Q642 Ahasuerus touches Esther with the sceptre (Esther 15:12)
• 71Q24 crowning of Esther