Susanna Surprised by the Two Elders
1555
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1555
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This etching shows a woman in a garden, crouching in fear as two men peer over a wall behind her. The scene comes from a Bible story where elders try to blackmail a married woman. She refused their advances and they falsely accused her. The artist uses fine lines to show her panic and their sneaky faces. The drypoint technique lets him scratch fine details straight into metal. Try the National Gallery of Art, Washington to see it.
