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Esther Before Ahasuerus

In Biblia Veteris Testamenti ... picturis effigiata, Frankfurt am Main: Hermann Gülfferich (printer), 1551 (Regensburg, Staatliche Bibliothek), fol. G7v

fol. G7v (109 of 142 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Hans Brosamer (designer), Hans Brosamer (printmaker), Esther Before Ahasuerus (Gülfferich)

Actors

Hans Brosamer (ca 1500 - ca 1554) printmaker : 1551 or before; designer
Hermann Gülfferich (died before 28 June 1554) printer : 1551

Places

Frankfurt am Main production place : 1551

Design

Hans Brosamer (designer), Hans Brosamer (printmaker), Esther Before Ahasuerus (Gülfferich) Part of Brosamer's Old Testament (Gülfferich) ◼

In-Urus interactions

⇤ Hans (II) Holbein (designer?), Esther Before Ahasuerus (Trechsel; Frellon) Part of Set of Old Testament Scenes (Trechsel; Frellon) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Esther before Ahasuerus (Iconclass: 71Q6)

Functional context

Book of Esther (Bible)

References

Matrices' graphic catalogue entries

Hollstein collection: 729

Web resources

digital copy (MDZ)

Credits

Created by

Adam Perzyński (2022-08-12 11:19)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec; Adam Perzyński

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-12-01 09:48)