Susanne: Revealing Images of a Virtuous WomanThe World's first Susanna exhibition at the Wallraf-Richartz MuseumFebruary 2, 2023 at 10:30 AM
and February 2, 2023 at 06:30 PM
Wallraf-Richartz Museum

Dear Advent 🎄ArtTalkers,

The biblical legend of Susanna has elements of a crime story🔍Two influential men spy on Susanna while she’s bathing. They try to force the young, married mother into sexual submission by threatening to expose her as an adulteress. Susanna refuses to give in. She is accused of adultery and brought to a legal tribunal. The prophet Daniel takes up her defense, demonstrates her innocence, and exposes the lies of the old men through his brilliant interrogation.

This story’s drama sparked ⚡ the imagination of many artists throughout the centuries. It was transformed visually through the ages too. From the early Christian catacomb images where Susanna is symbolized as a lamb between wolfs to the bare feet (!) footbath scenes of the middle ages to the celebrated nudity of the Baroque period and beyond.

The Wallraf exhibition is utterly original. It approaches the Susanna narrative in a new way and shows different perspectives using impressive artwork that spans the centuries lent by top-rate international collections. This visual “thread” makes rich 🪸 connections to important issues with social and legal relevance.

Here is an insight from one of our ArtTalkers Fritz:

“The exhibition shows that sexual abuse has been a theme throughout history. It is not only the Harvey Weinsteins of our Me-Too generation, it also is Hitchcock (I was surprised to read that) and many powerful men of all times who exploited their power positions.”

Here is the link to Museum Wallraf-Richartz’s website with more information.

Won’t you join us 😊to look, think and engage with great art?

Wishing you all a restorative and peaceful holiday 💫season!

Artful best wishes,

Karla

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Sessions

Session 1: February 2, 2023 at 10:30 AM (Register here via email)
Session 2: February 2, 2023 at 06:30 PM (Register here via email)

Sign Up Information

Sign up by Sunday, January 29^th. Why? My ArtTalks are labors of love – each ArtTalk is unique and requires time and resources to prepare for.<br>Minimum number of ArtTalk participants: 5<br>Maximum number of ArtTalk participants: 15<br>If the minimum or maximum number is relevant, I will let you know via email at least 2 days before the ArtTalk. If don’t hear from me – you’re in and we’re on

Venue

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Obenmarspforten, Am Kölner Rathaus, D-50667 Köln

Fee

Regular 20 € +2 € Headset; 5€ kids/students +2€ Headset; Its KölnTag and on the first Thursday of every month, the city of Cologne invites all its citizens to visit the city’s museums’ permanent collections and special exhibitions free of charge. Your identity card is valid as an admission ticket. NEW: We must line up at the service desk (Kasse) and show ID there to get a free ticket.

Please transfer the ArtTalk fee with your registration a week before the ArtTalk. If you pay and cannot attend, let me know where I can transfer your money back to you.

Bank Account

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Further Information

information: We’ll meet in the foyer. Remember large bags (bigger than a A4 piece of paper) must be checked. Make sure you’re at the museum at least 15 mins. before the ArtTalk to do so 😉 Feel free to reach out to me Karla: info@art-talks.de if you have any questions. Or have a look at the website: <a href=“https://art-talks.de”>art-talks.de</a>