Susanna Bathing
1600 | Jacopo Chimenti, gen. Empoli
As the Old Testament tells, the beautiful Susanna went into her garden one hot day to take a bath. Two men secretly observed her there. They waited for the moment when Susanna would send away her maids so as to seduce her. However, Susanna resisted their approaches virtuously, thus entering the annals of history and art as a heroine of chastity and piety. Connected to an old Florentine tradition, the painter succeeds in perfectly harmonising the elegant stylisation of form and naturalistic elements.
As the Old Testament tells, the beautiful Susanna went into her garden one hot day to take a bath. Two men secretly observed her there. They waited for the moment when Susanna would send away her maids so as to seduce her. However, Susanna resisted their approaches virtuously, thus entering the annals of history and art as a heroine of chastity and piety. Connected to an old Florentine tradition, the painter succeeds in perfectly harmonising the elegant stylisation of form and naturalistic elements.
Artist:
Jacopo Chimenti, gen. Empoli (1551 - 1640 Florenz) DNB
Time:
1600
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Florentine
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
229 cm × 172 cm
Framed: 258 cm × 200,5 cm × 9 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the step on the right: JACOPO EMPOLI. F. 1600
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1518
Provenance
1663 documented in Coll. Ambras; 1773 to Vienna;
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