Susanna and the Elders
Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio.
Max Resolution:1259×1800 PX
Title:Susanna and the Elders
Artists:Artemisia Gentileschi
Date:1610
Style:Baroque
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Schloss Weissenstein, Pommersfelden,Germany
Copyright:Public domain
Susanna and the Elders is a 1610-1 painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It currently hangs in the Schloss Weißenstein collection, in Pommersfelden, Germany.
It depicts the story of Susanna from the Book of Daniel. In the story, two elders threaten to testify that Susanna was alone with a young man in her garden, which she was not, unless she has sex with them. Some other depictions of Susanna include Susanna and the Elders by Tintoretto, Susanna and the Elders by Rembrandt, and Susanna and the Elders by Peter Paul Rubens. It is only one of the multiple paintings Artemisia Gentileschi made to represent the story.
It depicts the story of Susanna from the Book of Daniel. In the story, two elders threaten to testify that Susanna was alone with a young man in her garden, which she was not, unless she has sex with them. Some other depictions of Susanna include Susanna and the Elders by Tintoretto, Susanna and the Elders by Rembrandt, and Susanna and the Elders by Peter Paul Rubens. It is only one of the multiple paintings Artemisia Gentileschi made to represent the story.