Esther Before Ahasuerus

Frans Francken the Younger · 1622

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Sepia
33% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.6:1

Walnut
24% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.6:1

Bistre
24% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.1:1

Chestnut
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.1:1

Stone
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1

Taupe
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1

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Artist: Frans Francken the Younger
Date: 1622
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 73.5 × 112.8 cm (28 15/16 × 44 7/16 in.); Framed: 95 × 133.7 × 8.9 cm (37 3/8 × 52 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Place: Flanders
Period: 17th century
Themes: Dogs · Horses · Birds · Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Brown · lightness 30, colourfulness 17

Art Institute of Chicago, In memory of a young boy who delighted in the story of Esther and of all those he loved and who love him. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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