# Esther and Mordecai

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SCHOOR, Aelbert Jansz. van der](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/schoor-aelbert-jansz-van-der-rfbcf6fd9a8aa60>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 142 x 174 cm

## Commentary

This painting shows Esther singing before Mordecai. The subject of this painting is taken from the Biblical Book of Esther. According to the Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus.

## Attribution

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