Wow, that one is gorgeous; beautifully composed. But I don't understand the round medallions or escutcheons on the pillar to the right of Mordecai. They don't look like the realism of the rest of the painting. Two of the bottom ones are broken. Are they supposed to be mosaics? Can anyone interpret?
To me, they look extremely realistic (although I never noticed them until your keen eye led to your question). Note where Mordecai's heel is. We are intended to conclude that these bottom two decorations, apparently fragile, have been damaged by feet--perhaps even by Mordecai's.
So, for me, they now add to my previous appreciation for what, as you put it, is a painting that "is gorgeous; beautifully composed." My admiration of it is why it is shown first.