Susanna and the Elders

Artist/Maker

DatesSigned: Signed 1614

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 66 x 51 cm h x w x d: Ram 88 x 73 x 9 cm

Inventory numberNM 603

AcqusitionTransferred 1865 Kongl. Museum

Other titlesTitle (sv): Susanna och gubbarna Title (en): Susanna and the Elders

DescriptionDescription: One of Ruben’s favourite motifs was the story of Susanna in Babylon and the elders who sneaked up on her as she bathed. Abhorred, she resists their advances, but instead they accuse her of adultery. The prophet Daniel proves her innocence. While Susanna’s virtue emerged as an ideal, the motif gave the artist a pretext to show the shiny skin of the naked woman, modelled with thin, translucent layers of pink and grey.

Exhibited

Motif categoryReligion/Mythology

Collection

MaterialWood, Oil paint

TechniquePainting

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