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Esther Before Ahasuerus is a large painting of 1546–47 by the Venetian painter Tintoretto showing a scene from the Greek addition to the Book of Esther, in which Queen Esther faints during a bold intervention with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia. In oil on canvas, it measures 207.7 by 275.5 centimetres (81.8 in × 108.5 in).
26 Kensington Gore, originally the National Training School for Music: c. 1874–1875: F. W. Moody: H. H. Cole: Frieze and sgraffito decorations Grade II: Moody drew inspiration from the frieze of the Parthenon; his students at the National Art Training School executed the work. [5] Music: Queen Alexandra's House, Kensington Gore: 1884: Richard ...
Kensington Palace is a royal residence situated within Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.It has served as a residence for the British royal family since the 17th century and is currently the official London residence of several royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent ...
In 1689, van Oosterwijck created her last known painting, a still life which is in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at London's Kensington Palace. [2] This painting, Still Life with Flowers, Insects and a Shell, was acquired by the Royal Collection during Queen Anne's reign, as was another van Oosterwijck work.
The Muses is a 1578 painting by Tintoretto showing the Muses from Greek mythology. It is recorded in the inventory of the collection of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1627 as hanging alongside Esther Before Ahasuerus in a passage in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua. It was acquired from the Gonzagas by Charles I of Great Britain.
William Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture designer of the early 18th century.He began his career as a painter, and became Principal Painter in Ordinary or court painter, but his real talent was for design in various media.
Royal Collection, Kensington Palace The First Council of Queen Victoria is an 1838 history painting by the Scottish artist David Wilkie . [ 1 ] It depicts the first meeting of the Privy Council following the succession of Queen Victoria to the throne following the death of her uncle William IV .
Art exhibition at the King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace [a] The Royal Collection of the British royal family is the largest private art collection in the world. [1] [2] [3] Spread among 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King Charles III and overseen by the Royal Collection Trust.