Ivar Arosenius
Gothenburg 1878 - 1909 Älvängen
Susanna and the Elders (Susanna och gubbarna), 1907
Signed and dated .IA.07. lower right
Tempera on canvas
64 x 100 cm
25 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
In this painting, Ivar Arosenius interprets a well known motif from the Old Testament. The chaste and beautiful Susanna, married to Joakim, is pursued by two old judges. When she rejects their unwanted advances, in revenge they accuse her of adultery. The innocent Susanna is sentenced to death by stoning, but the young prophet Daniel reveals the Elders’…