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Lot 8: Esther and Ahasverus

Est: €5,000 EUR - €6,000 EUR
Auktionshaus StahlHamburg, GermanyFebruary 23, 2013

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Description

Diziani, Giuseppe, Venedig 1732 - Venedig 1803 Esther and Ahasverus Oil/canvas, 31,5 x 40 cm, min. rest., relined. - Expert report: Ugo Ruggeri, Venice. According to that the work dates from the 1770s. - The intervention of Esther with the Persian king Ahasver avoided a pogrom planned by Ahasver's courtier Haman. This happy ending is still celebrated by Jews with the Purim feast. -Becker, Bénézit.

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Auction Details

Art & Antiques and Asian Art

by
Auktionshaus Stahl
February 23, 2013, 11:00 AM CET

Graumannsweg 54, Hamburg, 22087, DE