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STEEL ENGRAVING - SUSANNAH
ARTIST - G. B. LOMBARDI
ENGRAVED BY - T. W. HUNT
PUBLISHED - 1875
ENGRAVING MEASURES - 6 3/4" x 2 3/4"
MATTED TO 11" x 14" FOR EASY FRAMING
CONDITION - EXCELLENT
SUSANNAH
Among the works of the old painters, and occasionally, though rarely, among those of modern times, the story of the wife of Joachim, the Babylonian, has been made the subject of picture. We cannot, however, call to mind a sculptural representation of the heroine of the Jewish apocryphal narrative, till Signor Lombardi’s came before us. The sculptor belongs to the Roman school; the contributed three works to the International Exhibition of 1862: these were ‘Innocence,’ a sitting figure, in marble; ‘A Boy sleeping among Flowers;’ and ‘A Sleeping Boy covered with a veil’ - works that attracted deserved attention at the time. But, so far as our recollection servers at this distance of time, the figure here engraved surpasses in grace of form and beauty of modeling that of the ‘Innocence,’ which alone it can be compared. The only objection that might be taken to it is that the figure is too slight and delicate for the Hebrew women of old, as they have generally been represented in works of Art; she is quite petite, even her features are indicative of such a characteristic. The expression of the face, her attitude, and movement, suggest the idea that the sculptor intended to represent her as startled by some noise just as she is about to step into the water. Signor Lombardi has succeeded in his ‘Susannah’ in producing a very elegant statue.
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