Posted on 12/30/2020 5:59:17 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6
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THE NEW QUEEN |
2 New International Version, emphases added Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible . |
To read ESTHER 2 in full To hear MAX McLEAN reading it To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it HIGHLY recommended by Maudeen! To see an ANIMATION of Esther |
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CHAPTER 2
17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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by FILIPPINO LIPPI
" Esther Chosen by Ahasuerus ". .
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by SALVADOR DALÍ, 1964
"Assuerus Falls in Love with Esther". .
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by GIUSEPPE BAZZANI
"Esther and Ahasuerus". .
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by AERT DE GELDER, 1684
"Esther Prepared for her Wedding". .
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by Granger
"The Crowning of Esther". .
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on Scroll of Esther of Ferrara, Italy
"The Coronation of Queen Esther". .
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at Basilica of Notre Dame de la Treille,
Lille, France
"The Crowning of Queen Esther". .
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by JEAN FRANÇOIS DE TROY, 1825
"Le Couronnement d'Esther". .
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by J.F. DE TROY – Gobelins tapestry
"King Ahasuerus Placing a Crown on Esther's Head". .
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by JACOPO DEL SELLAIO
"The Coronation of Esther by Ahasuerus". .
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by STEFANO MARIA LEGNANI
"Esther's Coronation". .
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by VINCENT MORONI, 1849
"Coronation of Esther". .
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by PAOLO VERONESE, 1555
"Esther Crowned by Ahasuerus". .
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by SARA NOVENSON
"Queen Esther". .
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by ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO,
as copied by Nicolas Lokhoff
"Queen Esther". .
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by VENTURA SALIMBENI, 1610
"Wedding of Esther and Asahuerus"
Cathedral of Siena, Italy. .
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by VERONICA MCDONALD
"Queen Esther and King Xerxes". .
18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.
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by PETER (PETER CANDID) WITTE
"Story of Esther: Banquet Scene". .
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by GIOVANNI CARLONE, 1625
"King Assuer and Esther's Banquet". .
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by 17th Century Flemish School
"The Banquet of Esther". .
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by LILIAN BROCA, 2003
"Queen Esther’s Banquet" – glass mosaic. .
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"The Banquet of King Ahasuerus" - Swiss Needlework. .
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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:Esther's Coronation Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.. .
Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de ToursJAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes. .
Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations: The Art Bible (1896) The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245) . .
This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE. .
Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 166 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you. .
Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE. .
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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!. .
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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.
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Q u a l i t yOften, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.
The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!
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S e q u e n c i n gThe pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).
P a c i n g Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?
The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!. .
Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.Hebrews 11:6
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The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!
But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year's viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.
Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: "Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast." Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I've ever spent (I don't recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).
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Good Morning, Dan! :-)
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Andrea del Castagno! One of the most influential 15th c. Italian Renaissance painters. Beautiful portrait of Esther.
Actually, I had anticipated that you would enjoy #11, del Sellaio's.
Thank you: already have that one, #37 on post #170, coming on Saturday. I especially like it because it is up-close and tender.
Esther and the Song of Solomon. Two books in the Bible which never mention God, yet God and His love for us is woven throughout each book.
We should read these two books in context of God’s covenant with Israel, and His promise to the followers of Christ. When we do we will realize how much is happening below the surface.
Esther and Mordecai are placing their faith in something beyond themselves, they fast in times of trouble, and consider the ramifications of what the secular World will have on the body of God’s people. The Israelites then, and the Jews and Christians of today.
Mordecai is confident that the Jews will be delivered, and that is why both he and Esther act in faith throughout the book. While Mordecai is a man of integrity, Esther is a self-sacrificial heroine. We cannot say for sure, but it seems as if Mordecai had God’s promises to Abraham, David, and the Prophets in mind when he claimed that the Jews would be delivered (Es 4:14).
However, if the writer had added any commentary about God’s mindset, as we see throughout the rest of the books (other than Song of Solomon) we may better know.
Esther should give us all pause as we consider the idea of what true faith in the face of possible death looks like. Which should have us all asking the question, “is our faith as evident as Esther’s and Mordecai’s was”?
Since I mentioned it as the other book not counting the name of God, the Song of Solomon.
The Song of Solomon obviously describes the bliss of married love. God again is woven throughout this book as it is in Esther. God sees His relationship to Israel as one of marriage, even though Israel is a terrible bride to Him. Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Hosea all wrote about the way Israel is God’s bride. Thus they all used the analogy of a bride being an unfaithful wife who goes after other lovers, which is the analogy of sin. (Jer 3:1; Eze 16; Hos 1).
I believe the Holy Spirit moved Solomon to write this love letter as an example of what His love for His people is like, and thus how we should in return understand what our faithful love for Him should be like.
For Christians, the Song of Solomon is obviously an analogy of the church being the Bride of Christ.
To sum it up, even though the word, God”, is not mentioned, He bleeds throughout the whole narrative of each book. It would take an unsaved heathen not to see God on every page of these beautiful, Holy Spirit, inspired books.
Thanks for today’s installment in your series on, “The Bible In Paintings”
CN
Yes, Andrea del Sellaio is another favorite. Did you know he and Botticelli were both pupils of Fra’ Filippo Lippi? But it was Botticelli who had great influence during Andrea’s career.
I see Esther being used by God for saving her people. She finds her courage when she has to approach the King with her request, and she uses diplomacy to bring it about. A woman of character living in a very patriarchal society.
Image 21 kind of looks like the last supper by Da Vinci.
The four-millennia saga of Abraham's physical and spiritual descendants, culminating in their Savior (and the world's), is not merely the greatest story ever told but is the only one really worth telling. Mordecai and Esther, after a rocky beginning, certainly played their parts. We are left to play ours, and you did this morning.
#20, the one just above, also has an interesting interface. I found it on the newsletter of ASCAS: Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver. They posted it so collectors could see...in their words:
The painting offers an excellent image of how Italian nobility of the 17th century organized their dinner tables (plates, knives, salts, tazzas, etc.) and displayed on the sideboards their ornamental silver pieces.
An unvirtuous woman who, when severely challenged, found character while living in a very corrupt and demonically violent patriarchal society.
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