Esther before Ahasuerus by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1629
Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org
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According to the Book of Esther, walking in on the king without being summoned could get you executed on the spot — which is apparently the tension the whole scene is built around.
Erisava: I feel like the main subject here is the fabrics and the cloth, and I don't mind it.
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