Susanna and the Elders

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A color linocut depicting a nude woman, Susanna, being prepared to bathe by her attendants while a group of men watch in the background. Susanna is the central figure of the image and is depicted in light orange standing in an interior room. She stands holding a garment in one hand, while one attendant (in yellow) kneels at her feet and the other attendant (in brown and black), assists from the other side. The room has dark blue walls, and an orange tiled floor with a round, blue rug. There is a red curtained window to the right and a small green and blue table holding an arrangement of red flowers to the left. The bath appears in orange and red behind Susanna. Peeking from behind the bath is a group of four men, all depicted in brown.

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