Place is ever so important to artists and Lake Bolsena is a unique place. A large and deep volcanic lake north of Rome with two islands it was the centre of the Etruscan cult for over a thousand years and here catholics believe not one, but two miracles occurred. A meadow slopes down...
I am going to permit myself a bit of a rant. Be warned, as I know I'm going to appear to be a snob, so whether you agree or not please leave a comment. The Italians say that you need a signore to make good wine - in other words a peasant isn't capable. Well I'd go a bit further....
Susanna and the Elders was a popular Old Testament subject with painters. There are innumerable versions by Rembrandt, Reni, Millet, Lotto, Van Dyck, and this one by Tintoretto, who curiously copied Susanna's pose from Giorgione's Tempest, the serenity of which I have 'borrowed'...
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