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La Condamnation d'Aman

The condemnation of Haman
Lost Art-ID
628707
Residenzschloss Dresden, Ostflügel 2. OG, Raum 538 / Großer Speisesaal nach Südwest
Foto: Paul Wolff 1922 (LfDS Dresdsen, Bildsammlung, Negativ-Nr.: 0043)
Artist / Creator
Audran, Jean
Birth
1667.04.26 / 1667.04.28, Lyon
Death
1756.06.17, Paris
Manufaktur
Manufacture nationale des Gobelins
Formation
1607
Place
Paris
Title
La Condamnation d'Aman
Additional title
The condemnation of Haman
Dating
1784
Object type
Consumer / interior textiles
Group of reported objects
Crafts and other folk arts
Material / Technique
Fabric (Wool) ; Fabric (Silk) / Tapestry (Hautelisse)
Height
420.00 cm
Width
500.00 cm
Description

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.

Provenance
23 November 1809 as a gift from Napoleon I to the Saxon Elector Frederick Augustus the Just (later as King of Saxony: Frederick Augustus I); mentioned in 1920 in the inventory list “Dresden Castle, Palais am Taschenberg, Palais Parkstraße 7”. The 4 large wall tapestries (including Joseph) mentioned there for the Great Dining Hall on the second floor remained in the Dresden Castle and were not given to the House of Wettin; in mid-1942 the tapestries (23 pieces in total, including the tapestry named here) were stretched on 8 rolls in the Residenzschloss and transported to the vaulted first floor rooms of the Residenzschloss. In September/October 1942, the rolls were moved to the Green Vault (Fireplace, Jewel and Bronze Rooms); on August 16/17, 1943, the 8 tapestry rolls were transported to Schleinitz Palace, as an inspection on June 8, 1943 led to the conclusion that the rooms in the Green Vault were not sufficiently protected against bombing; A loss in connection with the events of WWII cannot be ruled out (according to the files, loss at the relocation site).
Literature / Source

Inventarverzeichnis "Residenzschloss, Palais am Taschenberg, Palais Parkstraße 7"

Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche II. Teil, Die Romanischen Länder, Bd. 1, Leipzig 1928 S. 157 - 188

Published since
08.05.2025
Contact

Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen
Carolaplatz 1
01097 Dresden
Germany

Homepage
https://www.smf.sachsen.de
Contact
Prof. Dr. Dirk Jäschke
Position
Referatsleiter
Phone
0351/ 564 444200
E-Mail
Dirk.Jaeschke@smf.sachsen.de
Contact
Tobias Seefeld
Position
Referent
Phone
0351/ 564 444210
E-Mail
Tobias.Seefeld@smf.sachsen.de
Circumstances of loss reported as
Looted property
Search Request, Institution

Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen

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