Susanna and the elders (Susana e os velhos)

Susanna, Joakim’s wife, a rich man in Babylon, was having a bath in their backyard when she was surprised by two old men. They demanded sexual favors for not defaming her. They were punished due to the intervention of the prophet Daniel (book chapter 13).


Susana, mulher de Joaquim, homem rico de Babilónia, tomava banho no seu quintal ao ser surpreendida por dois homens velhos. Estes pretendiam favores sexuais para não a difamarem. Foram castigados devido à intervenção do profeta Daniel (Livro cap. 13).

Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)-'Susanna at her bath'-oil on panel-1526 München-Alte Pinakothek

Alesandro Allori (1535-1607)-'Susanna and the elders'-oil on canvas Dijon-Musée Magnin

Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594)-'Susanna and the elders'-oil on canvas-ca 1560 Wien-Kunsthistorisches Museum

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)-'Susanna and the elders'-oil on canvas-1610 Pommersfelden (Bavaria)-Schloss Weissenstein

Anthony van Dick (1599-1641)-'Susanna and the elders'-oil on canvas-ca 1621 München-Alte Pinakothek