Susanna and the Elders (Gentileschi, Bologna)
Susanna and the Elders is a 1652 painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It currently hangs in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna. [1] The painting, over two metres broad, was completed in collaboration with Gentileschi's pupil Onofrio Palumbo - documents relating to the sale of the painting mention a payment to Palumbo. [2]
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| Artist | Artemisia Gentileschi, Onofrio Palumbo  |
| Year | 1652 |
It is one of many paintings by Gentileschi that depicts the story of Susanna from the Book of Daniel. Her first was completed when she was seventeen; this particular painting was done when she was approaching sixty years old.
References
- Locker, Jesse M. (2015). Artemisia Gentileschi: The Language of Painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780300185119.
- Treves, Letizia. (2020). Artemisia. [S.l.]: National Gallery(LONDON). pp. 222–3. ISBN 978-1-85709-656-9. OCLC 1117638110.
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