id: 140152
accession number: 1964.153
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Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman, c. 1668. Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626–1679). Oil on canvas; framed: 96.5 x 119.5 x 11 cm (38 x 47 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.); unframed: 70 x 93 cm (27 9/16 x 36 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1964.153
title: Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
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creation date: c. 1668
creation date earliest: 1663
creation date latest: 1673
current location: 215 French, German, and Dutch
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Netherlands
technique: oil on canvas
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - Netherlandish-Dutch
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626–1679) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 96.5 x 119.5 x 11 cm (38 x 47 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 70 x 93 cm (27 9/16 x 36 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1964)
opening date: 1964-12-08T05:00:00
Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
title: Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century
opening date: 1973-07-10T04:00:00
Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973).
title: Gods, Saints, and Heroes: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt
opening date: 1980-11-02T05:00:00
Gods, Saints, and Heroes: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (organizer) (November 2, 1980-January 4, 1981); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (February 16-April 19, 1981); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 18-July 19, 1981).
title: Hollandse Meesters uit Ametrika (Great Dutch Paintings in America)
opening date: 1990-09-25T04:00:00
Hollandse Meesters uit Ametrika (Great Dutch Paintings in America). Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands (co-organizer) (September 25, 1990-January 13, 1991); The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (organizer) (co-organizer) (February 16-May 5, 1991).
title: Jan Steen’s Histories
opening date: 2018-02-15T05:00:00
Jan Steen’s Histories. Mauritshuis, Den Hague, Netherlands (organizer) (February 15-May 13, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Leyden, Museum de Lakehal, 1926: "Jan Steen," cat. no. 37.', 'opening_date': '1926-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Amsterdam, Rijkmuseum, 1929: "Tentoonstelling van Oude Kunst," cat. no. 140.', 'opening_date': '1929-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1939: "Bijbelse Kunst," cat. no. 60 f.', 'opening_date': '1939-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Delft, Prinsenhof, 1952: "Prisma der Bibelse Kunst," cat. no. 88, pl. 50.', 'opening_date': '1952-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Amsterdam, Douwes Brothers, 1955: "Jubileum Tentoonstelling," cat. no. 59.', 'opening_date': '1955-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Tel-Aviv Museum, 1959: "Holland\'s Golden Age," cat. no. 106.', 'opening_date': '1959-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Milwaukee Art Center, 1976: "The Bible through Dutch Eyes," cat. no. 59, repr.', 'opening_date': '1976-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
* {'description': 'Amsterdam, Douwes Brothers, 1962: "The Hundred Best Works of Jan Steen," cat. no. 7.', 'opening_date': '1962-01-01T05:00:00Z'}
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Bredius, Abraham, Jan Steen (Amsterdam, 1927)
page number: p. 29, pl. 7
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Martin, Willem, "Neues uber Jan Steen," Zeitschrift fur Bildende Kunst, LXI (1927-28)
page number: 325
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Thieme, Ulrich, and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler, XXXI (Leipzig, 1937)
page number: 511
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Albert Heppner, "The Popular Theater of the Rederijkers in the Work of Jan Steen," Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, III (1939-40)
page number: p. 42, pl. 4d
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Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings, and Miniatures in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham (Cambridge, 1952)
page number: p. 102
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Pigler, Andor. Barockthemen. Budapest, 1956.
page number: p. 203
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van Braam, Fred A., ed., World Collectors Annuary, XII (1960)
page number: 440, no. 4961
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Weltkunst, XXXII (April 1962)
page number: 17
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"Notable Works of Art Now on the Market," Burlington Magazine, CVI (1964)
page number: 303, color pl. I
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Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” June 29, 1964, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr1256
Lurie, Ann Tzeutschler, "Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman," CMA Bulletin, LII (1965)
page number: 94-100, color illus. p. 93, and fig. 9
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 124
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n148
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 125
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n149
Kirschenbaum, Baruch D., The Religious and Historical Paintings of Jan Steen (New York, 1977)
page number: pp. 13, 48, 50, 66, 70, 78, 8o, 88, 119 cat. no. 19a, 252, and fig. 74
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 162
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n182
Handbook of The Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, 1978)
page number: illus. p. 162
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
page number: Reproduced: p. 274; Mentioned: p. 275
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Marijnissen, Peter, De Zichtebaere werelt: Schilderk uit de Gouden Eeuw in Hollands oudste stad, (Zwolle:Waanders; Dordrechts Museum, 1992)
page number: p. 174
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Chapman, Perry, H., Wouter Th. Kloek, Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller, (Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1996)
page number: p. 244, fig. 3
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Westermann, Mariët, The Amusements of Jan Steen (Zwolle, Waanders Publishers, 1997)
page number: no. 165, p. 285
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Wenley, Robert. Pride & Persecution: Jan Steen's Old Testament Scenes. Birmingham: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts; London: Paul Holberton Publishing, 2017.
page number: Reproduced: p. 50, fig. 28
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Gulick, Rosalie van. "Catalogue." In Jan Steen's Histories. Ariane van Suchtelen, ed., 114-121. Zwolle: Waanders Publishers; The Hague: Mauritshuis Foundation, 2018.
page number: Reproduced: p. 115, 120-121, cat. 9
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Suchtelen, Ariane van. "A Storyteller of Genius: Jan Steen and the Art of History Painting." In Jan Steen's Histories. Ariane van Suchtelen, ed., 11-31. Zwolle: Waanders Publishers; The Hague: Mauritshuis Foundation, 2018.
page number: Mentioned: p. 18-19, 22, 29
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Westermann, Mariet. "Steen's Great History Pageant." In Jan Steen's Histories. Ariane van Suchtelen, ed., 11-31. Zwolle: Waanders Publishers; The Hague: Mauritshuis Foundation, 2018.
page number: Mentioned: p. 64
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