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ID number: BIRBI-47.3 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Gelder, Arent de (1645-1727) Title / Object name: Ahasuerus and Haman Object type: Painting Place made: Dordrecht Culture: Dutch Date made: early 1680s Materials: Oil on canvas Measurements: 138.5 x 116.8 cm unframed; 162.4 x 139.3 x 7.2cm framed Provenance: John Fraser, Essex before 1937; Fraser sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 April 1937 (lot 75), purchased by H. A. Buttery; Messrs. Leggatt Brothers sale, purchased by private collector; re-purchased by Messrs. Leggatt Brothers in 1947; purchased from Messrs. Leggatt Brothers in 1947 for £1,500. |
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King Ahasuerus (as known as Xerxes) listens to the evil promptings of his first minister Haman. According to the biblical story, Haman plotted a massacre of the Jews in the Persian empire. Here, he seeks to poison the king’s mind against them. De Gelder painted many scenes from the story which culminates with Esther, the king’s Jewish wife, revealing the plot against her people. Notes: Exhibited: 'Images of a Golden Age. Dutch Seventeenth Century Paintings', Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK, 07 October 1989 - 14 January 1990, no. 103; 'Arent de Gelder: Rembrandts laatste leerling', Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 10 October 1998 - 24 January 1999, no. 16. |
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| Gelder, Arent de Dutch 1645 1727 | |
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| Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler Sumowski, W. 1984 | |
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