Casting Stones at Two Men
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-ca.1561)
Date: 1555
Dimensions:
H: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); W: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Medium: Engraving.
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number: 1938.45
Label Text:The story of Susanna is included in the Book of Daniel in the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Bibles. A young Hebrew wife, Susanna, is observed bathing in her garden by two prominent town elders. The two lecherous men threaten to accuse Susanna of meeting a young man in the garden unless she submits to them. The married Susanna refuses their advances and is falsely accused of promiscuity, a crime punishable by death. Upon cross-examination, the two elders are discovered to be lying, and they themselves are stoned to death.
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