The Bible In Paintings, #170: ESTHER – "IF I PERISH, I PERISH", Part 2

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[Hebrews 11:6]

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ESTHER:

"IF

I PERISH,

I PERISH"

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ESTHER
5
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible


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C L I C K :

To read ESTHER 5 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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B. C.

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CHAPTER 5

1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. 2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

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26 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by Antwerp School
"Ester e Assuero"

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27 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ALESSANDRO GHERARDINI, 1540
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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by ANTONIO MOLINARI
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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by JACOPO DEL SELLAIO
"Esther Greeting Ahasver"

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by BERNARDO CAVALLINO, 1650
"Esther and Ahaseurus"

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31 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CLAUDE VIGNON
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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by HANS BURGKMAIR THE ELDER:
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Esther and Ahasuerus"

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by LUCA CAMBIASO, 1565
"Esther and Ahasuerus"

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by PHILIP GYSELAER
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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by JAN STEEN
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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37 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOVANNI ANDREA SIRANI, 1650
"Esther ante Asuero"

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by POMPEO BATONI
"Ester before Asuero"

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39 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by INNOZENZ ANTON WARÄTHI, 1730
"Esther before Ahasverus"

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by WILLEM VAN HERP
"Esther Presents Herself at the Palace"

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"Esther and Artaxerxes"
Marienkirch, Kaiserberg, France

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42 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ALBERTUS PICTOR
"Esther and King Ahasuerus"
Vänge Church, Uppland, Sweden

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43 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANTON KOBERGER, 1483
"Esther before King Ahasureus"

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44 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by North French Hebrew Miscellany, 1290
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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45 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Esther before Ahasuerus"
Mother-of-Pearl Lid of a Snuff Box

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"Ahasuerus and Esther" - Tapestry

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"Ahasuerus and Esther" - Tapestry

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48 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by KONRAD WITZ:
"Esther before Ahasuerus"

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49 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOVANNI GUERRA, 1617
"Study for the Story of Esther"

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3 Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you.”

4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”

5 “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what Esther asks.”

So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. 6 As they were drinking wine, the king again asked Esther, “Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”

7 Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this: 8 If the king regards me with favor and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

9 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.

Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, 11 Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. 12 “And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. 13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”

14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

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by ADOLF HERRES, 1935
"Esther before King Ahasureus"
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Martental
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany"Was ist dein Begehren, Esther, damit es dir erfüllt werde?"
"What is your desire, Esther, that it may be fulfilled for you?"

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Preview of
COMING
ATTRACTIONS

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
MORDECAI'S
TRIUMPH

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R E S O U R C E S

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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 before Ahasuerus

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.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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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

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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 169 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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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

A r t Q u a l i t y

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.

Often, 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.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

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!

P a c i n g

The 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).

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!

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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
Dan Lewis
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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

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).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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P r e s e n t e d . . F o r . . Y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[stars & stripes forever]

Timely selection. Brave heroine takes on corrupt politician and wins.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I don’t imagine there are many who miss Haman, whereas Esther has had several movies celebrating her.

[left that other site]

"If I Perish, I Perish."

[Hebrews 11:6]

“If A, then A.” I imagine that logic holds even in Bahstan.

[foundedonpurpose]

Please add me to your ping list.

Thanks for posting!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Very pleased to add you, "foundedonpurpose"! Please note that this is not actually a daily series—I can only manage five or six posts weekly—so don't take it amiss when a day goes by with no ping.

My hope for these threads is that the Lord will use them to bring every viewer closer to Him, through His Word and the art.

On three occasions I have solicited help from all the Ping-Listers: once for a brief survey of their recommendations, again for advice, and most recently for prayer over a new challenge I was facing. I expect I’ll need to do that again, so this is fair warning.

Finally, please feel free to join our discussion, as the Holy Spirit prompts you. For who knows but that you were brought here for that very purpose?

Dan

[left that other site]

A = A.

Ayn Rand would be proud. LOL.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I took and passed a Logic class at USC. “Fallacy” is my middle name, and “Non Sequitur” is my motto.

[etabeta]

Thank you for another page of fine illustrations.

[Hebrews 11:6]

My pleasure and privilege. Thanks to you for your valuable assistance and encouragement!

I'm plodding through Job, and after the action-packed (and therefore art-rich) first two chapters, the next thirty-five chapters are quite a challenge to illustrate. But with the Spirit holding my hand, we are advancing steadily and enjoyably.

[etabeta]

Georges de la Tour has a great painting of Job taunted by his wife, check it out.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks—I already have it third in “MRS. JOB MOCKS HIM”.

[TheConservativeParty]

Wonderful as always! Thank you.

[Maudeen]

I had to continue listening to the Scripture . . . can’t wait for your next pics.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Glad of your continuing enthusiasm. Happy New Year!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Deep breaths, Pat, deep breaths. Only another ten hours. Hope you can sleep tonight!

[foundedonpurpose]

Blessings to you!

[Hebrews 11:6]

And to you!