Ester for Ahasuerus History of Ester (series title) Historia Asuerij (...) (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru [m] veteris testame [n] ti, elega [n] tissimis imaginibus expressu [m] excelle [n] tissimoru [m] in hac arte viroru [m] opera: now [n] c primu [m] in luce [m] editus (series title), Ester kneels before king Ahasuerus. The king points his scepter at her as a sign of affection. Esther invites the king to come with Haman to the feast provided by her. On the right in the background the continuation of the story. In the evening the king is read aloud from the chronicles of the empire. It states that Mordecai has thwarted an attack on the life of the king. The king asks Haman, who is standing by the bed, how someone who has saved the life of the king should be honored. In the background you can see Mordecai riding around in the king's robe and on the king's horse, while Haman shows him around. Below the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Est. 5-6. Print is part of an album, Ahasuerus holds out his scepter to Esther (Esther usually kneeling), Ahasuerus being sleepless, has the court records read to him, King Ahasuerus asks Haman how to honor a man he wishes to reward, Mordecai's triumph: Mordecai, mounted on the king's horse, is led through the city by Haman (Esther and Ahasuerus may be looking at the palace), Hans Collaert (I) (attributed to), Antwerp, 1579, paper, engraving, h 210 mm × w 286 mm
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