HONTHORST, Gerrit van
(b. 1590, Utrecht, d. 1656, Utrecht)

Susanna and the Elders

1655
Oil on canvas, 157 x 213 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome

This work depicts an episode from the Book of Daniel of the Old Testament, a subject that 16th- and 17th-century painters returned to often. The scene shows the attempt of two men to seduce the beautiful Susannah while she bathes in the fountain of her garden.