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Description: | A strikingly exact copy of the Valentin de Boulogne painting in the Louvre, entitled L'innocence de Suzanne and dated c.1625, this work depicts the innocence of Susannah, who was threatened by two lecherous elders in her tribe that if she did not sleep with them they would accuse her of adultery. Susannah refused, was subsequently accused, and then sentenced to death. Fortunately, the young prophet Daniel noticed inconsistencies in the stories of the two elders, and proved Susannah's innocence. The elders were then imprisoned and sentenced to death themselves. | Subjects: | religion (Susannah); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Boulogne, Valentin de (French painter, 1591-1632) Æ After | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8418... | Go to resource |
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