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LIPPI, Filippino: Three Scenes from the Story of Esther

🖼 Three Scenes from the Story of Esther, 1470-75
Wood
48 × 132 cm
Paris, France

Gilded panels unfold three pivotal moments from Esther's story in jewel-toned Renaissance splendor, each scene meticulously rendered with architectural precision and graceful figures. Lippi's narrative triptych demonstrates Early Italian Renaissance mastery of spatial composition and courtly elegance, influencing how biblical stories reached educated Renaissance patrons through luxurious decorative arts.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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