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The story was frequently painted from about 1470. Susanna is the subject of paintings by many artists, including (but not limited to) Lorenzo Lotto (Susanna and the Elders, 1517), Guido Reni, Rubens, Van Dyck (Susanna and the Elders), Tintoretto, Rembrandt, Tiepolo, and Artemisia Gentileschi (Susanna and the Elders, 1610).
Susanna and the Elders, 1610 by Artemisia Gentileschi. Susanna and the Elders is an Old Testament story of a woman falsely accused of adultery after she refuses two men who, after discovering one another in the act of spying on her while she bathes, conspire to blackmail her for sex.
The two elders then falsely accused Susanna of adultery – a crime that was punishable by death. [1] When Daniel, a wise young Hebrew man, questioned them separately, details in the two elders' stories did not match. [3] Their conflicting stories revealed the falsehood of their testimony, thus clearing Susanna's name. [3]
The painting depicts the story of Susanna from the Old Testament. She was the wife of one Joachim, and received the advances of her husband's friends while taking a bath. After her refusal, the "Elders" accused her of adultery, but the accusation was later proved to be false thanks to the intervention of Dani
The two prominent elders of the community then publicly denounced her, falsely accusing her of committing adultery with a young man. According to ancient Jewish law, adultery was punishable by death, and Susanna was condemned to death after everyone believed the two judges' story. Upset and crying, Susanna was taken away to be executed.
Susanna and the Elders is a painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt from the Baroque period.It is an oil painting on a Peltogyne panel completed in the year 1647. [1] It depicts the story of Susanna, a Deuterocanonical text from the book of Daniel in the Bible.
Susanna and the Elders is a painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens from 1607. It is housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, Italy. There is another version, a youthful work from 1608, in Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, in Madrid.
Susanna and the Elders is one of several paintings on this theme executed by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. This version, painted in 1649, hangs in the Moravian Gallery in Brno, Czech Republic. [1] It is signed with Gentileschi's signature and the date on the balustrade on the right. [2]