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Susanna and the Elders
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Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi painted this Susanna and the Elders in 1610, when she was just seventeen. Unlike male painters who often depicted Susanna as coyly aware of her admirers, Artemisia shows genuine distress as the two elders corner her. The biblical heroine twists away, her face contorted with disgust.
Artemisia became the most famous female painter of the Baroque era, known for powerful depictions of women from history and myth. This early work already shows her distinctive approach to female subjects. The painting resides at Schloss Weissenstein in Pommersfelden, Germany.
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About Susanna and the Elders
Artemisia Gentileschi was just seventeen years old when she painted Susanna and the Elders in 1610 It's at Schloss Weissenstein, Pommersfelden.
You can see it at Schloss Weissenstein, Pommersfelden in Pommersfelden, Germany. Artemisia Gentileschi created it. The biblical heroine twists away, her face contorted with disgust.
Unlike male painters who showed Susanna as coy, Artemisia depicts genuine distress and disgust as the elders corner the biblical heroine. Artemisia Gentileschi painted Susanna and the Elders in 1610, when she was just seventeen.
She was the most famous female painter of the Baroque era, known for powerful depictions of women It's held at Schloss Weissenstein, Pommersfelden.
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