DIPTYCH, 64" x 88" Each panel 64" x 44" Smalti, Gems, Gold, Millefiori, Vitreous Glass on Honeycomb Panel. Completed in September 2009. Queen Esther Seeking Permission to Speak (Diptych)
Queen Esther Mosaics Series
Lilian Broca2017-02-03T12:59:19-08:00During the biblical story, as in my series, Esther, undergoes a dramatic transformation: the Esther at the beginning of the story is a passive, obedient Esther, a marionette doll whose strings are pulled by several men. "Be beautiful and keep quiet" is the message she is given and she understands the message well. Later though, [...]
Queen Esther Holding Evidence of Haman’s Guilt
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:42:51-07:0048" x 32", Venetian glass, smalti, gold tesserae, gems, gold leaf on wood panel. Completed in August 2002. A frightened Queen Esther is carefully making her way to her quarters hoping no one is following her. I made use of exaggerated chiaroscuro in order to emphasize the drama of such a moment. In her [...]
Queen Esther
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:41:23-07:0075" x 33", Venetian vitreous glass, gold tessera, gems, gold leaf on wood panel. Oct 2001 - completed in May 2002. This piece depicts an unhappy, albeit rich young Esther, whose hands are “tied” when it comes to approaching her husband with such a serious accusation and extraordinary request. Despite all the riches available [...]
Queen Esther’s Banquet
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:42:02-07:0038" x 104", Smalti, Venetian vitreous glass, gold tessera, gold leaf on wood panel. Completed in April 2003. This work is a diptych; the two panels connected by a piece of wrought iron with the same design appearing in the mosaic. It is the very tense scene of the banquet of King Ahasuerus, Queen [...]
Esther’s Offering
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:43:43-07:0070" x 43", Ravenna smalti, gold tessera, gems, gold leaf on wood panel. Completed in April 2004. This mosaic shows the image of young Esther at just that fateful moment when her name is called… the winner, the future Queen. She appears frightened but determined in her elegant white dress, the symbol of purity [...]
Queen Esther With Scroll
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:47:15-07:0036" x 23.5", Venetian Vitreous Glass, smalti, gems, gold tessera, gold leaf on panel. Completed in November 2004. This is a private moment in Queen Esther’s difficult situation after realizing the seriousness of the decree written by Haman. I portray her as a thoughtful figure with eyes full of unspoken misfortunes. Identity concealment forces [...]
Queen Esther with Mordechai
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:50:12-07:0064" x 64" Smalti, gems, gold tessera, gold leaf on panel. Completed 2005. This triptych mosaic image depicts a scene in the harem of King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther’s Palace in Susa. Mordechai just brought Haman’s decree which announces the proposed genocide of Esther’s people in Persia. Esther is reeling as she reads the [...]
Haman Leading Mordechai on the Royal Horse
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:50:25-07:0070" x 33" Venetian Vitreous Glass, smalti, gems, gold tessera, gold leaf on panel. Completed in March 2006. This mosaic depicts the reward bestowed upon Mordechai for his loyalty to the King. (Mordechai had alerted the King of a secret plot arranged by some of his eunuchs to assassinate him). In a farcical turn [...]
Queen Esther Revealing Her True Identity
Lilian Broca2017-03-25T06:50:53-07:0048" x 33" Iridium smalti, gems, gold tessera, gold leaf on panel. Completed in August 2006. This is the last mosaic of the Series in chronological order. A mature and confident Queen Esther in her most expensive and beautiful attire is removing the mask (the symbol of her secret identity) revealing an intelligent and [...]