The story of the pretty Susanna is told in the apocryphal Book of Susanna. Many artists were inspired by her fate. For some the depiction of Susanna may have been an excuse for inviting a nude model.
Related works of art:
Gentileschi, Artemisia: Susanna and the Elders (1610)
Il Tintoretto: Susanna and the Elders (1560-62)
Rembrandt: Susanna and the Elders (1647)
Rembrandt: Susanna Bathing (1636)
Ricci, Sebastiano: Susanna before Daniel (1725-26)
Rubens, Peter Paul: Susanna and the Elders (1607)
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista: Susanna and the Elders (c. 1720-22)
Van Dyck, Anthony: Susanna and the Elders (1621-1622)