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Casimir the Great Visiting Esther

painting of a man approaching a house, with a woman waiting at the door and other family standing around watching

“Casimir the Great Visiting Esther,” by Wydawnictwo Kluszczyński, 1870. The painting depicts the legend of king of Poland’s relationship with a beautiful Jewish woman, Esterke. From the Lviv National Art Gallery.

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1870
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Lviv National Art Gallery

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Casimir the Great Visiting Esther." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/casimir-great-visiting-esther>.