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'''Scenes from the Life of Esther''' (1556) is a cycle of three paintings by [[Paolo Veronese]].

==Abstract==
Veronese painted three scenes from the life of Esther:
*(a) [http://www.wga.hu/art/v/veronese/02a/2nave/1ceilin1.jpg Esther Crowned by Ahasuerus]
*(b) [http://www.wga.hu/art/v/veronese/02a/2nave/1ceilin2.jpg The Triumph of Mordecai] 
*(c) [http://www.wga.hu/art/v/veronese/02a/2nave/1ceilin3.jpg The Banishment of Vashti]

==History and current location==
The paintings (oil on canvas) were made for the ceiling of the nave of the church of San Sebastiano in Venice [Italy], where they are still located.    

==External links==
*[ Web Gallery of Art]

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