About the creation

Mordecai’s triumph

Artist name: Lippi Filippino

Outside the walls of the city, black bearded Mordecai, wearing a red robe and a crown, sits high in the saddle of the king’s lively horse, which is lead by a dejected, grey-bearded Haman.

Source: Esther 6

Technique: Tempera on wood

Location: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Date: 1475

Dimensions: 48.3 x 43.2