Susanna at the Bath by Albrecht Altdorfer was created in 1526. The painting is in Alte Pinakothek, Münich. The size of the work is 75 x 61 cm and is made of oil on wood.
The story from the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Daniel relates the attempted rape of the virtuous Susanne by the two Elders of the Babylonian community. The young Daniel ferrets out the truth, and the culprits are punished accordingly… Discover more in Alte Pinakothek, Münich
The Artist: The German Renaissance painter Albrecht Altdorfer was born in Regensburg in 1480. He started giving his first works since 1506. Altdorfer is the principal representative of the Danube school. He is the first European painter to treat Landscape painting as a separate species. Beginning with his first works, he found intuitive harmony between landscape and figures in terms of color. the Passion of Christ (1511, Sankt Florian) is the first work in which he uses lighting games to create a dramatic atmosphere.
In “The Birth of Virgin” (1520, Munich, Alte Pinakothek) the landscape and architecture play an even more important role without disturbing the privacy of the subject. Altdorfer’s most admirable work, The Battle of Alexander at Issus painting (1529, Munich), seems to have flashed the colorful genius of the artist, from a viewpoint that shows the end of the world. The “Lut and the Girls” chart (1537, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum) can be considered a masterpiece of renaissance with the importance given to the human body. Read more
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