About the creation
Mordecai’s triumph
Artist name: Rembrandt (van Rijn)
A white-bearded bemused Mordecai sits astride the king’s horse that is led by the black-bearded Haman, dressed in oriental clothing. Around them surges a crowd, as Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus look on from above, right.
Source: Esther 6
Technique: Engraving
Location: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Date: 1640
Dimensions: 17.2 x 21.3
