Venetian master of the 17th century
Oil on canvas
Antique gilded frame
Canvas 63 x 48 cm
Frame 77 x 60 cm
The painting depicts the scene of the famous biblical episode of "Susanna and the Elders" narrated in chapter 13 of the Book of Daniel.
The story was widely represented by the masters of ancient painting starting from the sixteenth century, as it lent itself to the exaltation of sensual images and more or less evident erotic overtones, with the ostentation of female nudity often in provocative and highly licentious poses, in total contrast with the morality of that era.
in palaces, even ecclesiastical ones, with a pretext of religious connotation, covering a desire for pornographic vision.
The canvas in fact reflects all the aesthetic canons required by noble and religious commissions to furnish their palaces in a libertine way.
Its artistic collocation is easily recognizable in the Venetian 17th century with its vivid and contrasting colors and with the effective effects of light and shadow to accentuate the volume.
The naked figure of the beautiful protagonist is irradiated with light and peremptorily attracts the viewer's gaze. Only later are the figures of the two lecherous old men, who surprise her in the garden offering one money and the other jewels in exchange for her favors, noticed.
The Author's intention to imprint the scene on the representation of the female protagonist is clear.
The candid skin of the chaste Susanna lights up in the center of the canvas and offers her naked body in a frontal pose of great sensuality, with her face portrayed in profile turning apprehensively towards one of the two elders, trying to push him away while he places a hand on her thigh.
The cheek is reddened, marked by a modest embarrassment, which highlights her shame in the face of the unexpected violation of her privacy.
The work is in good condition complete with a beautiful gilded tray frame from the early 19th century.
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