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| Keywords: Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari - Susannah and the Elders - Walters 371880.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748573 Creator Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari The biblical book of Daniel tells of Susanna a married woman who is spied upon by two old judges while bathing in her garden They attempt to force themselves upon her saying that if she does not submit they will accuse her of adultery With Daniel's assistance Susanna's innocence is established and the two elders are put to death This painting depicts the unhappy woman as she tries to escape the advances and gazes of the men The focus on her body testifies to her innocence and virtue as truth was often symbolized by a nude woman but was also meant to appeal to male patrons The soft luminous coloring is characteristic of the late Roman baroque style Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 334 459-460 ca 1700 1727 late Baroque Oil on canvas langswitch bemalte Fläche Painted surface cm 67 3 81 6 accession number 37 1880 5833 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1881 catalogue no 211 1897 catalogue no 216 as Cagnacci Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Hot Dry Men; Cold Wet Women Williams College Museum of Art Williamstown 1993 Going for Baroque The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 Hot Dry Men Cold Wet Women The Theory for Humors in Western European Art 1575-1700 Joslyn Art Museum Omaha; Arkansas Arts Center Little Rock; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1997-1998 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari Paintings of Susanna and the Elders Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
