Statuette
ca. 1680-1720 (made)
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This statuette depicting Susanna and the Elders was probably made in Netherlands in about 1680-1720. This is a sketch-model in terracotta.
Susanna was a fictional heroine of the Old Testament Apocrypha. The two elders threatened to accuse her falsely of adultery unless she gave herself to them. She spurned them, and they carried out their threat of a false charge. She eventually proved her innocence, and became a symbol of the righteous person delivered from evil. Here, the subject provides an opportunity to portray the female nude.
Susanna was a fictional heroine of the Old Testament Apocrypha. The two elders threatened to accuse her falsely of adultery unless she gave herself to them. She spurned them, and they carried out their threat of a false charge. She eventually proved her innocence, and became a symbol of the righteous person delivered from evil. Here, the subject provides an opportunity to portray the female nude.
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| Brief description | Susanna and the elders; Terracota Netherlandish ca. 1680-1720. |
| Physical description | Relief in terracotta depicting Susanna and the Elders. Susanna is seated on the right on a seat or altar carved with a lcassical relief and partially covered with a towel. Her body is depicted in profile to the right, with the left foot raised on a low brick wall. From the upper right corner of the scene a putto astride a dolphin pours water from a jar into a basin in front of her. Her head is turned back towards the two elders, who lean over the seat. On the left a palm tree and another tree. |
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| Summary | This statuette depicting Susanna and the Elders was probably made in Netherlands in about 1680-1720. This is a sketch-model in terracotta. Susanna was a fictional heroine of the Old Testament Apocrypha. The two elders threatened to accuse her falsely of adultery unless she gave herself to them. She spurned them, and they carried out their threat of a false charge. She eventually proved her innocence, and became a symbol of the righteous person delivered from evil. Here, the subject provides an opportunity to portray the female nude. |
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| Accession number | A.3-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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