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Susanna and the Elders

1614

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The story

Susanna was one of Rubens's favorite subjects. The two elders who spy on her bath accuse her of adultery when she refuses them, until the prophet Daniel proves her innocent, and the tale gave Rubens a pretext to paint naked skin in thin layers of pink and gray.

Source, Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Object details

Title: Susanna and the Elders
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Date: 1614
Culture: Flemish
Medium: Painting
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0440
Original image: 2303 × 3000 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Peter Paul Rubens. Susanna and the Elders. 1614. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0440/