Susanna and the Elders / Annibale Carracci
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- Accession Number
- 1959/1.125
- Title
- Susanna and the Elders
- Artist
- Annibale Carracci
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1560-1609
- Medium and Support
- etching and engraving on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1590
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Emilia-Romagna (region)
- Bologna (province)
- Bologna (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Emilia-Romagna (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Bologna (province)
- Creation Place 5
- Bologna (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Inscription
- Inscription at base. Watermark: (See information folder for inscription from the etching, and for information on the watermark)
- Period
- Europe, Baroque (1590-1750)
- Dimensions
- 33.3 cm x 31 cm (13 1/8 in. x 12 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- black and white print
- Physical Description
- A nude woman sits at the edge of a pool in a garden with a fountain visible in the foreground. Two bearded men lean on a gate next to her. The closer figure extends his left hand toward the woman, while the other points toward a town visible in the distance.
- Subject Matter
- The virtuous Jewess Susanna bathes in her garden, where she is accosted by two lecherous elders. One of the men leans over a fence toward Susanna as he propositions her, while his companion points to the town visible in the background, threatening to publicly accuse her of adultery should she reject their advances.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 899 x 1023
- File Size
- 139 KB
- Record
- 1959/1.125
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"Susanna and the Elders; Annibale Carracci." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-1.125/1959_1.125.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.
