Focus on this artwork and explore the Gentileschi's interpretation.
The figure's arms are arranged in the pose known as Venus pudica, best illustrated by the classical figure of the Crouching Venus. The rendering is more traditional than her 1610 Susannah, given both her artistic development as well as the influence of an etching of the same subject by Annibale Carracci. The addition of more landscape features as compared to that earlier version further signals the influence of Bolognese artists such as Guercino, who had arrived in Rome in the wake of the newly elected Bolognese pope.
Annibale Carracci Gentileschi Susanna Venus pudica Guercino Crouching Venus