La Condamnation d'Aman
Foto: Paul Wolff 1922 (LfDS Dresdsen, Bildsammlung, Negativ-Nr.: 0043)
According to the Book of Esther, chapter VII, verse 8 the scene illustrates the moment in which Haman is sentenced to death for his treachery. This episode was the last in the seven-part series on the story of Esther. It shows the queen's triumph over her adversary. After thwarting Haman's plans to exterminate the Jews and execute her uncle, she awaits the king's decision on the fate of the accused. While she reclines in the centre of the scene next to a table set with food, King Ahasuerus enters on the left at the moment when Haman has besieged the queen with pleas for mercy. Seized with rage, he orders his servants to lay hands on the oppressor. The inscription on the medallion in the centre of the border below contains the theme of the event: ‘ETIAM REGINAM VULT OPPRIMERE. Ch. VII’.
Signature in the lower right of the field: AUDRAN 1784.
Inventarverzeichnis "Residenzschloss, Palais am Taschenberg, Palais Parkstraße 7"
Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche II. Teil, Die Romanischen Länder, Bd. 1, Leipzig 1928 S. 157 - 188
Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen
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