Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the
Elders (1610), Oil on canvas, Schloss Weissenstein, Pommersfelden,
Germany
The first work of the young 17-year-old Artemisia (even if many at the
time suspected that she was helped by her father).
It is one of the
few Susanna paintings showing the two men planning their sexual
harassment. It is likely that Artemisia being sexually harassed,
painted Susanna as a reflection.