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- Title
- Scepter finial in the form of a man's head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kusu
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.356
- Medium and Support
- carved ivory
- relevance
- rank 13.18925
- Primary Keywords
- carvings, ivory
- head
- scepters
- Title
- Esther before Ahasuerus
- Artist
- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
- Physical Description
- A bearded man, wearing majestic red robes with a large ermine collar and a green turban surmounted by a crown, sits on a throne at left. He leans forward, holding a long thin scepter in his right hand while touching his chest with his left. Before him stand two women supporting a third, who has fainted. This third woman wears a splendid blue robe ornamented with a row of opulent clasps, a luxurious golden cloak lined with pink fabric, and a crown that seems to tilt precariously on the back of her head. The man looks intently into the face of the fainted woman, while the two women, in turn, watch his expression closely.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1591-1666
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1639
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.45
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 12.76812
- Primary Keywords
- baroque
- crowns (headdresses)
- oil paintings
- old testament
- scepters