Life of Esther

They originally decorated the sides of a pair of cassoni or marriage chests, the two long panels on the fronts, and the smaller ones on the ends.

[3] The author concludes that La Derelitta and The Triumph of Mordecai are entirely by Botticelli, and Esther at the Palace Gate perhaps entirely by Lippi.

The two wide front panels suggest a design by Botticelli, and some underdrawing, but are probably mostly by Lippi, assisted by another painter in the draperies.

The La Derelitta, possibly Mordecai Weeping is first recorded in 1816 in the collection of Prince Giuseppe Rospigliosi (as a work by Masaccio).

The other panels were recorded in the 1850s in the Torrigiani collection, and published by Jacob Burckhardt, who attributed them to Lippi, using the designs, and perhaps the underdrawing, of Botticelli.

Ahasuerus Chooses Esther , 47 × 131 cm, Musée Condé , Chantilly
The three scenes in the Louvre , Mordecai Lamenting; Esther Faints Before Ahasuerus; Haman Begs For Mercy In Vain , and Haman is hung in the background.
The Triumph of Mordecai , National Gallery of Canada