This painting shows the Jewish heroine Esther appearing before King Ahasuerus, whose prime minister had hatched a plot to execute all the Jews, to plead for her people. According to the Biblical story, Esther fainted in the king’s presence from fear…
The Denial of Saint Peter depicts Saint Peter being accused of following Jesus Christ. It is representative of Caravaggio's style near the end of his life through his dramatic use of contrast between light and dark.