Apart from this newly identified work, there are no known oil paintings by Corenzio. He is usually known as a painter of frescoes and as a draughtsman, and it is only in recent years that he has even been considered to be a collaborator with other artists. In this picture, the artist’s unfamiliarity with this large scale oil is compensated by the immense energy in cramming in so many figures. The subject is taken from the Book of Esther. The King Ahasuerus had given the command for the Jews everywhere to rise up against their oppressors.  ‘And Mordecai went out from the presence of the King in Royal apparel of blue and white with a great crown of gold, with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the City of Shushan was rejoiced and was glad’. The artist has set the procession in an ancient Roman environment with extravagant classical costumes. It was not knowing how the Jews of the Old Testament had dressed or what their cities looked like.

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