Susanna and the Elders

c. 1590/1595

Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Annibale Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

The image shows a woman sitting slightly reclined on the left side, with her body turned away but her head turned back towards the right. She has long, wavy hair and classical facial features. She is wearing a draped gown and is surrounded by foliage and draping fabric. To the right, two men are standing behind a lattice fence, leaning towards her and pointing. Next to them, a stone cherub figure with a vase is on the edge of a fountain, with water spouting into the basin below. In the background are trees and a distant structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.6 x 31.1 cm (13 5/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 x 34.7 cm (15 9/16 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.66.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 14, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1979.

Wikidata ID

Q65565346

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