Susanna vastgepakt door twee oudsten

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plaatrand: hoogte 47 mm x breedte 74 mm

Art Historical Context

Georg Pencz's *Susanna vastgepakt twee oudsten* (anna Seized by the Two Elders created between 1530 and 1534, captures a dramatic moment from the biblical Book of Daniel in the Apocrypha. The scene depicts the virtuous Susanna accosted by two lecherous elders, a popular Renaissance subject exploring themes of innocence, lust, and divine justice. Pencz, a leading figure among the Nuremberg Little Masters—a group of German engravers renowned for their exquisite small-scale works—brings this tense encounter to life with remarkable precision. As an engraving measuring just 47 mm high by 74 mm wid...

About the Artist

Georg Pencz · 1490–1550

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