ID: 901000804 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000804	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative)

Note: In the Book of Daniel, after bathing alone in a garden, the virtuous wife Susanna was watched by voyeurs and struggled against them. She spurned them, they lied about the encounter, and she was sentenced to death for promiscuity. Daniel rescues her by revealing the truth.

Names:

	Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament narratives> (P)
		............Story of Daniel (Old Testament narratives) (I)
		................Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Susanna
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Susanna (Old Testament character)) [901000371]

	actor is .... Daniel
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Daniel (Old Testament character)) [901000433]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... raping
	.....(crime (social issue), social issues, sociological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/249995/francis-van-bossuit-susanna-and-the-elders-flemish-about-1690/
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_(Book_of_Daniel)#/media/File:Guido_Reni_-_Susanna_and_the_Elders_-_WGA19296.jpg