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Edwin Long was one of the painters who loved depicting Middle East subjects from The Bible and other sources. Click link below and read more about the painting!

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Q: Why did Edwin Long paint 'Queen Esther'?
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How long was Queen Esther married?

A:The Book of Esther places Esther during the reign of Xerxes, who was king of Persia from 486 to 465 BCE. The book says that the first wife of Xerxes, Queen Vashti, was banished in the third year of his reign and that Esther was selected as queen soon afterwards. The Book of Esther does not say whether Esther was queen fortheremainder of Xerxes' reign but, if so, she would have been queen for some 18 years. Scholars say there are good reasons to believe that the story is fictional and that there never was a Queen Esther of Persia. There is no historical record of either Vashti or Esther, and Queen Amestris is accepted by historians as Xerxes' only wife for the first several years of his reign. From a historical perspective, Esther was never really a queen.


How long did it take Lucian Freud to paint the queen?

He has not given that information.


When was Edwin Long born?

Edwin Long was born in 1829.


When did Edwin Long die?

Edwin Long died in 1891.


How long did Queen Esther of Persia live?

The Bible gives no details regarding her age. It does not even mention her death. And since scholars say that the Book of Esther was really a second-century-BCE Jewish novel, it would be pointless seeking extra-biblical evidence of Esther's life.


How long did the beauty treatments last for Queen Esther?

A:Esther 2:12 says that Esther was six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet odours. More than this we could not say. It must be remembered, as for example Leonard J Greenspoon says (The Oxford History of the Biblical World, Between Alexandria and Antioch: Jews and Judaism in the Hellenistic Period), the Book of Esther was a novel. Historians know that there was no Queen Esther in the Persian Empire.


Why did Vashti refuse the summons of King Xerxes?

Vashti refused the summons of King Xerxes to appear before him and his guests because she did not want to be put on display as an object to be looked at and judged solely based on her physical beauty. She valued her dignity and autonomy as a queen and did not want to be degraded in front of the king's drunken guests.


What has the author Edwin M Long written?

Edwin M. Long has written: 'Illustrated history of hymns & their authors'


How many years did King Ahaseurus search for a new queen?

Esther chapter 2 tells us that when the wrath of the king was appeased, the king's servants brought fair young virgins from around the kingdom, for King Ahaseurus to choose. Overall, the story suggests that it could not have been a very long time before he chose Esther. However, we have no ancient source other than the Book of Esther to make this judgement. The name Ahaseurus corresponds to the Persian King Xerxes, but historians say that he was never married to any queen called either Vashti or Esther. Queen Amestris is accepted by historians as Xerxes' only wife for the first several years of his reign.


What has the author Amy Esther Daniels written?

Amy Esther Daniels has written: 'Amy and her Long Island'


What has the author Esther Elisabeth Carlson written?

Esther Elisabeth Carlson has written: 'The long way around'


How long did Esther fast before seeing the king?

Esther fasted for three days before asking for an audience with the king(Esther 4:15-16)