Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Brno)

Susanna and the Elders is one of several paintings on this theme executed by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. This version, painted in 1649, hangs in the Moravská galerie, Brno, Czech Republic. It is signed with Gentileschi's signature, and the date, on the balustrade on the right.

Susanna and the Elders, Artemisia Gentileschi, 1649, Brno

The painting tells the story of Susanna from the Book of Daniel; after having a bath in her garden, Susanna is blackmailed by two older men who threaten her with claims of promiscuity unless she has sex with them.

Unlike her earlier versions of the painting, Gentileschi here follows "a far more traditional interpretation", with Susanna looking heavenward as if to ask for divine assistance in fighting off the elders.[1]

References

Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith Walker (2001-01-01). Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi. New York; New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press. ISBN 1588390063.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Paintings

1610s	Susanna and the Elders (Pommersfelden) Madonna and Child (Galleria Spada) Madonna and Child (Galleria degli Uffizi) Self-Portrait as Pittura (location unknown) Judith Beheading Holofernes (Naples) Danae Portrait of a Nun Allegory of Inclination Judith and her Maidservant (Pitti Palace) Self-Portrait as a Lute Player Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy Saint Catherine of Alexandria
1620s	Cleopatra (Milan) Cleopatra (Ferrara) Jael and Sisera Saint Cecilia Medea, unknown location Allegory of Painting Judith Slaying Holofernes (Florence) Aurora (Alessandra Masu collection, Rome) Mary Magdalene as Melancholy (Mexico City) Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Susanna and the Elders (Stamford) Portrait of a Gonfaloniere Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan Lucretia (Milan) Christ Blessing the Children Penitent Magdalene Judith and Her Maidservant (Detroit) Venus and Cupid Esther before Ahasuerus
1630s	Annunciation (Naples) Penitent Magdalene Corisca and the Satyr Self-Portrait (Rome) Clio, Muse of History (Pisa) The Birth of Saint John the Baptist Lot and His Daughters Bathsheba (Columbus Museum of Art) Cleopatra (private collection, Rome) Samson and Delilah (Naples) Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli Adoration of the Magi Saints Proculus and Nicea Christ and the Samaritan Woman (private collection) Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting David and Goliath
1640s	Susanna and the Elders (Brno) Judith and her Maidservant (Naples) Judith and her Maidservant (Cannes) Saint Apollonia
1650s	Susanna and the Elders (Bologna) Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Bibliography
Artemisia (1997 film)
Orazio Gentileschi (father)

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