Susanna and the Elders
around 1585 | Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese
In the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament it is told how Susanna, while bathing in her own garden, receives indecent propositions from two noblemen who have secretly crept in. When she rejects them, they revenge themselves by slandering her in front of her husband. Only the ruling decision at her trial by the young prophet Daniel, whose interrogation of the two men entangles them in contradictory statements, saves Susanna from the death sentence for her supposed adultery. Belongs to the so-called “Buckingham Series”. Counterpiece (?) to “Christ and the Adulteress” (Inv.-Nr. GG 15).
In the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament it is told how Susanna, while bathing in her own garden, receives indecent propositions from two noblemen who have secretly crept in. When she rejects them, they revenge themselves by slandering her in front of her husband. Only the ruling decision at her trial by the young prophet Daniel, whose interrogation of the two men entangles them in contradictory statements, saves Susanna from the death sentence for her supposed adultery. Belongs to the so-called “Buckingham Series”. Counterpiece (?) to “Christ and the Adulteress” (Inv.-Nr. GG 15).
Artist:
Paolo Caliari, gen. Veronese und Werkstatt (1528 Verona - 1588 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1585
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
140 cm × 280 cm
Framed: 158 cm × 302 cm × 7,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 3676
Provenance
ca. 1613 Coll. Charles de Croy, Duc d' Arschot, Beaumont Castle; before 1635-1648 Coll. Buckingham; acquired 1649