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Susanna and the Elders

Susanna and the Elders
 1530

Medium
pen and ink
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1948
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and ink
Measurements
20.4 × 28.1 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Leiden, Holland, the Netherlands
Inscription
inscribed in plate in pen and ink on the steps of the bath l.c.: 1530
inscribed in pen and ink on reverse: (notations of stylised rosettes)
inscribed in black chalk on reverse: (alphabetical inscriptions including faint ornamental scropps, letters (or symbols) and another extensive inscription in French (not yet deciphered))
Accession Number
1888-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1948
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology Violence
Subjects (specific)
assaults (personal life events) bathing (hygienic activity) lust nakedness religious characters Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative) toilette (activity) voyeurism

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