Ester voor Ahasveros c. 1597
cornelisdrebbel
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mechanical pen drawing
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pen sketch
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junji ito style
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personal sketchbook
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ink drawing experimentation
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pen-ink sketch
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storyboard and sketchbook work
"Ester voor Ahasveros" is an etching by Cornelis Drebbel, created around 1597. The artwork depicts a scene from the biblical Book of Esther, where Esther, the Jewish queen, pleads with King Ahasveros to spare her people from extermination. Drebbel masterfully portrays the dramatic tension of the moment with detailed figures and a sense of depth. This etching is part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam.
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