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Casting Stones at Two Men

Artist Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-ca.1561)
Date1555
DimensionsH: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); W: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
MediumEngraving.
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1938.45
Not on View
Label TextThe 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.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Storytelling in Miniature, October 7, 2011-March 4, 2012.

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