Susanna and the Elders

Title

Susanna and the Elders

Draughtsman

• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) imitator

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Susanna

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Daniel 13,1-64

Primary

• 71P41 the story of Susanna and the elders (in which the youth Daniel intervenes on behalf of Susanna) (Daniel 13)

Alternative Attribution

• Domenichino ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Domenichino draughtsman; declined, by note on mount