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Susanna and the Elders (Gentileschi, Bologna)

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The story derives from the biblical book of Daniel, in which a virtuous woman is set upon by two lustful older men. They surprise her while she is bathing and demand that she submit to their lewd intentions, threatening to publicly accuse her if she does not. The theme was commonly used in art from
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the 16th century and was often used as an opportunity to portray the nude female form. In contrast to the version that Gentileschi painted at the start of her career, this version shows Susannah in a more theatrical pose, deflecting the men's advances rather than shrinking away.
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was completed when she was seventeen and around the time she was raped by one of her father's students; this particular painting was done when she was approaching sixty years old and is her last known dated work.
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was sold to Antonio Galise in early 1653; historians believe it to be this version. It can then be traced to the Medici collection at the
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A faint signature and date have been detected on the lower left at the base of the balustrade.
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Modesti, Adelina (2016). "A Newly Discovered Late Work by Artemisia Gentileschi:
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200.3 cm × 225.6 cm (78.9 in × 88.8 in)
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Women artists in early modern Italy : careers, fame, and collectors
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It is one of many paintings by Gentileschi that depicts the story of
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by 1774. By 1945 it was in the Azzolini collection as a work by
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Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Pommersfelden)
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Portrait of a Lady, dressed in a gold embroidered costume
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Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
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Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi and Onofrio Palumbo
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Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Brno)
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Artemisia Gentileschi
Onofrio Palumbo
Oil on canvas
Pinacoteca Nazionale
Bologna
Artemisia Gentileschi
Pinacoteca Nazionale
Onofrio Palumbo
Susanna
Book of Daniel
first
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Elisabetta Sirani
Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Pommersfelden)
Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Pommersfelden)
Susanna and the Elders (Gentileschi, Stamford)
Susanna and the Elders (Gentileschi, Stamford)
Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Brno)
Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Brno)
List of works by Artemisia Gentileschi
Susanna and the Elders in art




Treves 2020
Treves 2020
Modesti 2016
"Immunity From Seizure: Artemisia"

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