ID: 700008343 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008343	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Susanna and the Elders (plaque (flat object); Francis van Bossuit (Flemish, 1635 - 1692) (Flemish Artist); about 1690; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2011.12)

Note: This newly-discovered, superlatively carved ivory relief depicts the biblical subject of Susanna and the Elders, the story of a beautiful young wife who refuses to surrender to the lustful wishes of two men who come upon her bathing alone in her garden. Although intended as a story about a virtuous woman, the subject was popular with artists of the baroque period since it offered an acceptable pretext for depicting the nude female form. Carved from a single piece of ivory tusk, the relief demonstrates Bossuit's virtuosic skills at rendering soft youthful flesh in contrast to the emaciated features of the leering old men, and at evoking heavy cloth and delicate foliage in the waxy colored ivory.

Titles:

Susanna and the Elders (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

plaque (flat object) [300010262] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by form>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1690

Creator Display:

Francis van Bossuit (Flemish, 1635 - 1692) (Flemish Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Bossuit, Francis van (Flemish sculptor, 1635-1692) [500082037]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2011.12

Other: Creation: Amsterdam [7006952] North Holland (province), Netherlands (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Ivory, with carved and gilded wood frame

	ivory (material) [300011857]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <bone and bone components materials>, bone (material), <bone by form as material>, <tooth and tooth components as materials>, <tooth components as material>, dentin (material))

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

	gilding (technique) [300053789]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, metallizing)

	frames (protective furnishings) [300189814]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 26 x W: 15.9 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

Flemish (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Susanna and the Elders [901000804]
	.....((Story of Daniel, Old Testament narratives, Old Testament iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Susanna [901000371]
	.....((Old Testament characters, Old Testament iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Susanna and the Elders	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)