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Many historians believe that Ahasuerus was King Xerxes, who ruled Persia from 486 to 465 BC. Haman, a court favourite, believed himself slighted by the Jew Mordecai. Haman persuaded the king to execute Mordecai and to institute a pogrom against the Jews in his kingdom. Esther successfully negotiated on Mordecai’s behalf, thus saving both him and the Jewish people. This event is still celebrated today in the Jewish feast of Purim.\r\n\r\nThe Protestant Reformation in the 16th century had an adverse effect on the work of stained-glass artists, who mainly relied on ecclesiastical sponsors for their work. In mainland Europe artists turned to the burgeoning trade in decorated domestic glass windows. The Swiss workshops were especially prolific in their output. \r\n\r\nAdvances in technology, in window glass and in enamel paints, meant that highly decorated panels could be produced at a relatively low cost. Chemists had developed a wide range of enamel colours, so complicated arms could be painted without the need to introduce leaded pieces of coloured glass.","physicalDescription":"Clear and flashed glass panel painted with enamels and yellow (silver) stain. Depicting the Virgin and Child above armorial bearings. The arms are of Hofmann von Baden, abbot of Einsiedeln. Attributed to the workshop of Paul Müller. 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The remainder is made up from various fragments from other panels.","historicalContext":"The arms are of Abbot Augustin Hofmann of the Benedictine monastery at Ensiedeln. He was abbot between 1600 and 1629.","briefDescription":"Clear and flashed glass panel painted with enamels and yellow (silver) stain. Depicting the Virgin and Child above armorial bearings. The arms are of Hofmann von Baden, abbot of Einsiedeln. Attributed to the workshop of Paul Müller. 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