Susanna Surprised by the Two Elders

1555

anonymous Germany 16th Century after Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist After, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

This is a drawing of a nude figure beside a fountain in a medieval town setting. The image shows a seated nude figure next to a fountain with a curved water spout running into a large pitcher. The background features the architecture of a medieval town, including buildings with visible bricks, arches, and a clock on a structure on the left-hand side. A tree is positioned to the right of the fountain, and in the distance, two figures can be seen beyond a small pool, one of whom appears to be gesturing or holding an object. The style features intricate line work and textures typical of early Renaissance etchings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.222

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 30, copy a


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 30, copy a.

Wikidata ID

Q64957327

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