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Description: | Susannah is a probably fictitious Jewish heroine of Old Testament times. The picture shows her as she is being surprised by two Elders of the community in Babylon whilst taking a bath. They are threatening to swear that they saw her committing adultery if she refuses to satisfy their lust. She refuses, is falsely accused and condemned to death. At the last moment the prophet Daniel saves her by extracting the truth from the two Elders. The painting has been attributed to Stella, as the colouring and the archeological details are typical of his work in the 1650s. | Subjects: | religion (Susannah and the Elders) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Stella, Jacques (French painter and printmaker, 1596-1657) Æ Attributed to circle of Attributed to Stella, Jacques (French painter and printmaker, 1596-1657) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8998... | Go to resource |
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