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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery

Susanna and the Elders

Medallion
1612 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Paulus van Vianen was a highly influential goldsmith at the court in Munich and was later employed by Rudolph II in Prague. The subject depicts Susanna, the wife of a prosperous Jew in Babylon, who was secretly desired by two elders of the community.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSusanna and the Elders (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lead
Brief description
Medallion, lead by Paulus van Vianen, Netherlands (Utrecht), 1612
Summary
Paulus van Vianen was a highly influential goldsmith at the court in Munich and was later employed by Rudolph II in Prague. The subject depicts Susanna, the wife of a prosperous Jew in Babylon, who was secretly desired by two elders of the community.
Bibliographic reference
Frederiks, Johan Wilhelm. Dutch Silver. The Hague, M. Nijhoff, 1952. pp. 154, 155. pl. 93kk.
Collection
Accession number
A.5-1913

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Record createdMay 9, 2005
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