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Roundel with the Hanging of Haman (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.24.40)

Christian Art

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.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Colorless glass, silver stain and vitreous paint, style of Jan Swart van Groningen, ca. 1530 to 1540, Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.24.40 1
Classification
Object Type
Stained Glass 1
Medium (class)
Stained glass 1
Connections

Associated With

Mordecai, Figures

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)
Persia, Regions

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)

Belongs to Tradition

Judaism, Religions
Source Roundel with the Hanging of Haman, accession 32.24.40 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

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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Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access API: Metropolitan Museum of Art object record 471103artistDisplayName
Quote, 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
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A stained glass roundel titled "Roundel with the Hanging of Haman," in the style of Jan Swart van Groningen, ca.
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