Page of Esther before Ahasuerus by VIGNON, Claude in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European paintings and sculptures (1100-1850)

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Esther before Ahasuerus
1624
Oil on canvas, 80 x 119 cm
Muse du Louvre, Paris
Vignon's passion for over-elaboration is seen in this picture. It seems that he enjoyed painting awkward human situations like this when Esther confronts Ahasuerus.
The picture has also been identified as depicting Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.