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| Keywords: Italian - The Condemnation of Susanna - Walters 37480.jpg This painting is the second in a series of four depicting episodes from the life of the biblical figure Susanna According to the Book of Daniel two respected community elders confronted the beautiful Susanna while she was bathing in her private garden They told her that they would accuse her of adultery unless she agreed to have sexual relations with them When Susanna refused the two men kept their promise and brought her to trial In this painting the two elders have just delivered their verdict condemning Susanna to death This work-along with its three companion paintings-is known as a spalliera painting from the Italian word for shoulder It would have been displayed at shoulder height as part of the paneling of a wall in the room of a house For more information on this painting please see Zeri catalogue number 66 pp 103-105 ca 1500 Renaissance oil on panel Painted surface H 23 x W 64 15/16 x D excluding cradle 3/8 in 58 4 x 164 9 x 1 cm accession number 37 480 8530 Marquess Filippo Marignoli Rome and Spoleto until 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Marquess Francesco Marignoli 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome 1899 mode of acquisition unknown 1900 catalogue supplement no 11 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
