Susanna and the Elders

c. 1590/1595

Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Annibale Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

This drawing features two older men and a woman near a fountain. The woman is partially covered with fabric, seated in a garden setting. Two men are seen over a lattice, gesturing and engaged in conversation. A sculptural fountain is on the right side of the composition. The scene includes lush foliage and detailed textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.7 x 31.2 cm (13 11/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 36 x 32.4 cm (14 3/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.48.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 14, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 47, repro.

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 18, repro.

Bibliography

1979

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

1990

  • Clayton, Virginia Tuttle. Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: 47.

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.18.

Wikidata ID

Q65565354

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