Court garden with Susanna in the bath Hortorum Viridariorumque elegantes and multiplicis formae (series title) Gardens of the minne (series title), A court garden. In the foreground you can identify Susanna, who wants to take a bath in a closed part of the garden. Her maids have just closed the garden gate and are on their way to collect balm and oils. (Daniel 13: 17-18). Two judges, watching the naked Susanna, appear and try to grab her (Daniel 13: 20-24). The residents flow out of the house in the background to see what is happening (Daniel 13:26). Two peacocks (symbol for pride) and two rabbits (symbol for lust) are also depicted. The print is part of an album, garden of love, court of love, 'fée galante', Susanna bathing, usually in a near fountain and sometimes accompanied by two female servants, French or architectonic garden, formal garden, garden fountain, Pieter van der Borcht (I), Antwerp, c. 1587 and/or c. 1600 - c. 1601, paper, etching, h 182 mm × w 245 mm
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