The naked Susanna sits in a court garden, bathing by a fountain. The two elders approach her. From the house in the background, residents stream out to see what is going on. On the right, two peacocks, two chickens and a rooster can be seen. In the distance, the two elders are being put to death (Dan. 13:7).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | Susanna and the Elders, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Daniel. 13. 7. |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top left: Casta placent superis. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: 58 | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: Pe. V. Borcht. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 59 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-AAU |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-AAU |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6498/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
25F35(PEACOCK) ornamental birds: peacock Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 31E23411 violent death by stoning Iconclass 34B232 fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A11 palace Iconclass 41A54 fence, wall, paling Iconclass 41A641 statues, sculptures in garden Iconclass 41A651 garden fountain Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71P41 the story of Susanna and the elders (in which the youth Daniel intervenes on behalf of Susanna) (Daniel 13) Iconclass 71P412 Susanna bathing, usually in or near a fountain and sometimes accompanied by two female servants Iconclass 71P4121 the elders spying upon Susanna Iconclass 71P4122 the elders making advances towards Susanna Iconclass 71P413 the elders accusing Susanna before the people, laying their hands on her head or unveiling her Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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