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The Wedding of Esther and Ahasuerus, Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari
The Wedding of Esther and Ahasuerus
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Giorgio Vasari: Hochzeitsmahl von Esther und Ahasverus, Feder, laviert. Inv. Nr. 791 E, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe degli Uffizi, Florenz

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Giorgio Vasari: Hochzeitsmahl von Esther und Ahasverus, ca. 1548-1549, Öl auf Holz. Ehem. Refektorium der Badia di Santa Flora e Lucilla, Arezzo, heute Galleria e Museo Medioevale e Moderno, Arezzo

Giorgio Vasari

The Wedding of Esther and Ahasuerus, ca. 1548 – 1549

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187 x 434 mm
Physical Description
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, traces of white heightening (on the dress of the fourth figure from the left), traces of stylus
Inventory Number
428
Object Number
428 Z
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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Title
The Wedding of Esther and Ahasuerus
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Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, traces of white heightening (on the dress of the fourth figure from the left), traces of stylus
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Production Reason
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Verso bezeichnet am oberen Rand (mit der Feder): Giorgio Vasari; Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)
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  • Ochsenkopf im Kreis
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  • Härb 2015.141

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Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain

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  • Bibel, Altes Testament, Ester 2,15

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Secondary
  • 41C5 celebration meal, feast, banquet
  • 41AA11 palace - AA - civic architecture: inside

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25.04.2024