An oil on canvas painting titled "The Triumph of Mordecai," by the French painter Jean Francois de Troy, ca. 1736. It shows the scene from the Book of Esther in which Mordecai, having exposed a plot against the king, is led through the city on horseback in royal robes by his rival Haman, who is forced to proclaim his honor. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Paintings department, under accession 07.225.285.
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MediumOil on canvas, Jean Francois de Troy, ca. 1736, Metropolitan Museum of Art 07.225.285 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Haman, Figures This source names Haman directly: "horseback in royal robes by his rival Haman, who is forced to proclaim his honor."
Source The Triumph of Mordecai, accession 07.225.285 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source The Triumph of Mordecai, accession 07.225.285 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this painting names the subject outright, "The Triumph of Mordecai," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source The Triumph of Mordecai, accession 07.225.285 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Triumph of Mordecai, accession 07.225.285 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 07.225.285
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An oil on canvas painting titled "The Triumph of Mordecai," by the French painter Jean Francois de Troy, ca.
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