▁the ▁bib lic al ▁Mor de ca i ▁( Or ont es ▁I ) ▁and ▁Est her . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁Stati ra ' s ▁murder ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁wife ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁pop ▁culture ▁in ▁ex - U SS R ▁after ▁Po isons ▁or ▁the ▁World ▁History ▁of ▁Po ison ing ▁by ▁Kar en ▁Sh ak hn azar ov , ▁cult ▁Soviet ▁and ▁Russian ▁director ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁descent . ▁ ▁Dep ict ions ▁of ▁Est her ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁paint ings ▁dep ict ing ▁Est her . ▁ ▁The ▁Heil sp iegel ▁Alt arp ie ce ▁by ▁Kon rad ▁W itz ▁dep ict s ▁Est her ▁appearing ▁before ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁beg ▁mer cy ▁for ▁the ▁Jews , ▁despite ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁appearing ▁without ▁being ▁sum mon ed ▁being ▁death . ▁ ▁Est her ▁before ▁A has uer us ▁by ▁T int or etto ▁( 1 5 4 6 - 4 7 , ▁Royal ▁Collection ) ▁shows ▁what ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁dep icted ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Est her ' s ▁faint ▁had ▁not ▁often ▁been ▁dep icted ▁in ▁art ▁before ▁T int or etto , ▁although ▁for ▁example ▁it ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁c ass one ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁Est her ▁by ▁Sand ro ▁B ott ic elli , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 7 0 s . ▁▁▁ ▁Est her ▁was ▁regarded ▁in ▁Catholic ▁the ology ▁as ▁a ▁typ ological ▁for