A stained glass roundel titled "Roundel with the Hanging of Haman," in the style of Jan Swart van Groningen, ca. 1530 to 1540. Haman is shown executed on the gallows he built for Mordecai, the closing turn of the Book of Esther after his plot against the Jewish people of Persia was exposed to King Ahasuerus. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, under accession 32.24.40.
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MediumColorless glass, silver stain and vitreous paint, style of Jan Swart van Groningen, ca. 1530 to 1540, Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.24.40 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Mordecai directly: "Haman is shown executed on the gallows he built for Mordecai, the closing turn of the Book of Esther after his plot against the Jewish people of Persia was exposed to King Ahasuerus."
Source Roundel with the Hanging of Haman, accession 32.24.40 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
This source names Persia directly: "his plot against the Jewish people of Persia was exposed to King Ahasuerus."
Source Roundel with the Hanging of Haman, accession 32.24.40 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source Roundel with the Hanging of Haman, accession 32.24.40 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Haman, Figures The Met's own title for this roundel names the subject and his fate outright, "the Hanging of Haman," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Roundel with the Hanging of Haman, accession 32.24.40 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access API: Metropolitan Museum of Art object record 471103artistDisplayNameQuote, artistDisplayName
"artistDisplayName": "Jan Swart van Groningen"
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1. Roundel with the Hanging of Haman, accession 32.24.40 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 32.24.40
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A stained glass roundel titled "Roundel with the Hanging of Haman," in the style of Jan Swart van Groningen, ca.
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