1 10 1 http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/files/original/f90a0f70f3e4dccc7f06acd116436dbe.tif 03fbbc05dec8ed0399916499ac4382c9 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/plugins/Dropbox/files/object_images/ART New/123.1999.zif Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource painting Has Version A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource. http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/plugins/Dropbox/files/object_images/ART New/123.1999.zif Requires A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence. 16443 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 123.1999 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Luca Cambiaso Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Moneglia, Italy, 1527 - 1585, El Escorial, Spain Date Created Date of creation of the resource. circa 1569 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. The Suida-Manning Collection Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 98.4 cm x 88.5 cm (38 3/4 in. x 34 13/16 in.) Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Oil on canvas Title A name given to the resource Esther and Ahasuerus Description An account of the resource Before the mid 16th century, Genoese patrons generally satisfied their artistic needs by importing works or artists themselves from elsewhere in Italy or even the North. The activity of Luca Cambiaso represents the foundation of a native and highly progressive school of painting. First trained locally by his father, Cambiaso then went to Rome, where he assimilated the current style based on Michelangelo’s painting. Returning to Genoa, he cultivated the geometry and ideality that underpin that style. This led to the development of what is perhaps the most abstract and intellectualized style of the entire Italian Renaissance. Its characteristics are an extreme simplification of form, opacity of expression, broadness of execution, and modality according to the subject and function of the painting. Rendering the Jewish queen’s courageous intercession with the Persian king to save her people, this painting is an outstanding example of Cambiaso’s most conventionally beautiful mode. Expressing the powerful conjunction of physical allure and moral force, the subject was a favorite from around this time through the 18th century. Typical of Cambiaso’s art, the composition is spare, schematic, and still. True to this mode, and appropriate to the subject, the description is relatively generous, the touch, especially in the ornament, delicate, and the tenor gentle. 123.1999