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Description: | The figure of Susannah is shown in the right foreground and behind her are the figures of the elders. The composition traps Susannah in the immediate foreground of the painting and effectively coveys how the elders are threatening her. An ominous feeling is also conveyed through the dark tones of the painting from which the figures emerge, partially lit. This story, taken from the apocryphal book of Daniel 13, was a popular theme for paintings, as Susannah was seen as a moral exemplar. | Subjects: | religion (Susannah and the Elders); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Italian (Northern Italian) School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8900... | Go to resource |
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