Susanna im Bade
Albrecht Altdorfer (1482-1538)

Susanna im Bade,

1526
Material / Technology / Carrier
Lindenholz
Dimensions of the object
74,8 x 61,2 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal I
Department
Altdeutsche Malerei
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
698
Acquisition
Aus der Herzoglichen Kunstkammer München
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Albrecht Altdorfer, Susanna im Bade, 1526, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/o5xrlDkG7X (Last updated on 05.12.2023)
The story from the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Daniel relates the attempted rape of the virtuous Susanne by the two Elders of the Babylonian community. The young Daniel ferrets out the truth, and the culprits are punished accordingly.

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