Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Pommersfelden)

Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Artist	Artemisia Gentileschi
Year	circa 1610
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	170 cm × 119 cm (67 in × 47 in)
Location	Schloss Weißenstein, Pommersfelden

Susanna and the Elders is a 1610 painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi and is her earliest-known signed and dated work.^[1] It was one of Gentileschi's signature works. She painted several variations of the scene in her career.^[2] It hangs at Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden, Germany.^[3] The work shows a frightened Susanna with two men lurking above her while she is in the bath. The subject matter comes from the deuterocanonical Book of Susanna in the Additions to Daniel. This was a popular scene to paint during the Baroque period.^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference Treves was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Modesti, Adelina (2016). "A newly discovered late work by Artemisia Gentileschi: Susanna and the Elders, 1652". In Barker, Sheila (ed.). Women Artists in Early Modern Italy, Careers, Fame, and Collectors. Turnhout: Harvey Miller. ISBN 9781909400351.
^ ^a ^b Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith (2001). Orazio and Artemesia Gentileschi. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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[2] Modesti, Adelina (2016). "A newly discovered late work by Artemisia Gentileschi: Susanna and the Elders, 1652". In Barker, Sheila (ed.). Women Artists in Early Modern Italy, Careers, Fame, and Collectors. Turnhout: Harvey Miller. ISBN 9781909400351.

[:6-3] Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith (2001). Orazio and Artemesia Gentileschi. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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