Esther Before Ahasuerus / Robert Strange / After Guercino
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.18
- Title
- Esther Before Ahasuerus
- Artist
- Robert Strange
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1721-1792
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1767
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Lower margin, within plate mark: (all in italics) l.r.: R. Strange Romae delint. A.¯1767 Ore incidit. Esther coram. Afsuero Supplex. Esther a Suppliant before Ahasuerus. All on one line at l.: Ad exemplar Tabulae a Jo.. Fra.. Barbieri Guercino dicto, pictae, quae Romae, in Adibus Barberinis asservatur. All on one line at r.: From the painting of Jn¯.. Fra.. Barbieri, call'd Guercino, in the Barberini palace at Rome.
- Dimensions
- 40 cm x 48.6 cm (15 3/4 in. x 19 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- The Persian king Ahasuerus sits at right on a throne, wearing a turban with a crown, a cape with ermine around the neck and shoulders, and a gold chain around his neck. He holds a slender scepter towards a woman in elaborate dress and crown, who has fainted at left. This woman, Queen Esther, is supported by two handmaidens who each looks towards the king.
- Subject Matter
- This engraving shows--in reverse--the composition of UMMA's paintinb by Guercino, "Esther Before Ahasuerus". The engraver, Sir Robert Strange traveled in Italy beginning in 1760, making prints after notable works that he saw on his trip (which ended in 1765). At the time, the Guercino painting was in the collection of the Barberini Palace in Rome.
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- genres
- old testament
- people and occupations
- political figures
- royalty
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1045 x 861
- File Size
- 70 KB
- Record
- 1969/2.18
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.18/1969_2.18.jpg
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"Esther Before Ahasuerus; Robert Strange; After Guercino." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.18/1969_2.18.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
