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Description: | The story of Susannah and the Elders appears in the Apocryphal Book of Daniel. Susannah was preparing to bathe in her garden when she was approached by two elderly men who lusted after her and whom she resisted. When accused of adultery, only the intervention of the prophet Daniel saved her from being stoned. The unknown painter locates this Old Testament scene in a modern Netherlandish town, the spires and roofs of which can be seen over the trees in the background. The pose of the female figure is based on the Medici Venus. | Subjects: | religion (Susannah and the Elders); landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Flemish School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8955... | Go to resource |
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