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Purim Story Painting
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The Book of Esther recounts the story of the rescue of the Jews of Persia from the machinations of the evil vizier Haman, who sought to annihilate them. Thanks to the bravery and cleverness of the…

Contributor:

Joseph Zvi Geiger

Places:

Ottoman Palestine (Israel, Israel)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Holidays, Animals, Purim, Jewish identity, Diaspora

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Cartooning & graphic art, Painting
Painting in three horizontal panels, featuring a king on throne, a queen, several figures on horseback, and a hanging of a man on the bottom right.
Esther
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It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia. In those days, when King Ahasuerus occupied the royal…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Purim, Diaspora, Women, Jewish identity, Humor

Categories:

Folklore
Relief with figures with hands bound standing next to larger figure along wall with relief of winged figure and Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian inscriptions.