Manchester Art Gallery

Susannah and the Elders

Italian School



Susannah and the Elders

Italian School

Summary

A naked woman seated on the edge of a raised pool, with two men to the left. The man at the centre is grasping at the woman. He has his left arm around her shoulder and his right hand is holding her right hand. The woman is facing the viewer with her head thrown back and to the left. Her left hand is grasping at the cloth wrapped around her lower torso. The second man is at the left edge. He is facing to the right and is looking at the woman. There is a dragon shaped fountain filling the pool, with water pouring from the dragon's mouth.


Object Name

Susannah and the Elders

Creators Name

Italian School

Dimensions

support: 21cm x 30.5cm

accession number

1966.633

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, unique
foreign

Support

paper

Medium

pencil


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