Susanna and the Elders
The famous episode of Susanna—which in Venetian painting had been revived by Jacopo Tintoretto with a few paintings around 1560—is narrated in the Book of Daniel. The young woman, caught by surprise during a bath by two men, rejected their advances and, unfairly accused, was eventually rescued by a providential intervention of Daniel. Palma’s great storytelling ability emerges clearly in this canvas. He deploys the episode on various receding planes, focusing on the curvaceous central nude of Susanna backed by a maid, while the two elders hide behind a tree—a detail not devoid of a certain humor.
Якопо Пальма Il Giovane (1548 – 1628)
Якопо Пальма Иль Джоване (1548–1628) — выдающийся венецианский живописец, мастер цвета и света. После смерти Тинторетто он стал ключевой фигурой венецианской школы, сочетая техники Тициана со стилем Тинторетто.
Accademia di San Luca (Рим, Италия)
Национальная академия Сан-Лука берет свое начало в институте, основанном в период между концом XVI и началом XVII веков.
Об этом произведении
- Название: Susanna and the Elders
- Художник: Якопо Пальма Il Giovane
- Формат: Landscape
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Местонахождение: Accademia di San Luca
- Эпоха: Early Modern
- Контекст корпуса: venetian tradition , biblical allegory
- Основной цвет: Espresso
- Предназначение: Accent
- Ключевые слова: central nude figure , venetian school style , susanna and elders
Основные сведения
- Artist: Jacopo Palma il Giovane
- Notable elements or techniques: Receding planes, central nude, storytelling
- Subject or theme: Biblical story from the Book of Daniel
- Title: Susanna and the Elders


