Painting, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Esther begging Ahasuerus to halt the massacre of the Jews, ceiling painting, oil on wood, 1561-62, by Giorgio Vasari and Giovanni Stradano, with studio frame by Battista Botticelli, in the Sala di Ester, in the Apartments of Eleonora, in the Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall, begun 1299, designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, 1245-1302, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14078920
Media ID
45748627
Size
5350px x 5906px
(9.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
