Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna

Created 1555

Curatorial Overview

“Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna is an internationally celebrated Engraving in black on ivory laid paper created by Heinrich Aldegrever (1555). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.”

Object Details

MediumEngraving in black on ivory laid paper

DimensionsImage/trimmed within plate: 11.7 × 8.1 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Archive / MuseumThe Art Institute of Chicago

Credit LineElizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

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Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Renaissance • Germany • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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