Peter Paul Rubens 1577 – 1640

Susanna and the Elders

oil on canvas (94 × 66 cm) — 1607
Galleria Borghese, Rome

This work is linked to Susanna 1:20

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This is the first painting Rubens made on the subject of Susanna. The old men see her taking a bath, and fall in love. She rejects their advances, which pushes them to accuse her of adultery. Only the intervention by Daniel stopped her from being stoned to death.