
Beauty is for appreciation, not for blasphemy
In an Old Testament book in the Book of Daniel, Susannah, the wife of a wealthy Jewish merchant in Babylon, was very beautiful, and the two elders who often visited his house had a grudge against Suzanne and tried to violate her, Suzanne resolutely refused, and the elders then falsely accused her of adultery in the orchard, Suzanne was sentenced to death, and at the critical moment, Daniel helped her defend herself, so that the truth was revealed, the elders were executed, Suzanne was released, and her innocence was restored.
Tintoretto, Susanna and the Elders, 1555
苏珊娜正在浴池里享受着愉悦的时光,一个角落里。 两双邪恶的目光
在玫瑰花掩映下的墙后的这个林间浴池,一头金色卷发的苏珊娜显得光彩照人,正用白色的绸布擦拭着身体。 刚沐浴完的她,如同出水芙蓉般。 她正专注地照着镜子,却不想玫瑰花丛后...
DorRenne, Suzanne and the Elders, 1620
面对两位长老的骚扰,苏珊娜相信上帝和自身的清白。 Compared with the apparent piety of the two elders, she showed innocent righteous indignation.
resist
Suzanne was obviously greatly frightened. 她双手紧紧护住自己的胸部,身体蜷缩起来,尽力保护自己。 婀娜多姿的身体引来了后面两个长老偷窥。 She looked terrified, and the puppy beside her barked at the uninvited guest. 气氛顿时紧张而不安起来!
There are countless works based on this story. But most of them emphasized neither the evil of the two elders nor the grief of the victims, but her sexy exposed body and the naked desires of the elders. So no one cared about her poor plight, and people just wanted to admire Suzanne's sexy and beautiful flesh under the guise of moral exhortation.
The ill intentions of the two elders, the maid's deserted escape, Suzanne's helplessness, are all depicted exquisitely delicately, Susanna's body, beautiful and beautiful
trial
Suzanne resists, resents, fears, and overwhelms, a normal reaction of a young woman to a similar situation, and although Suzanne in the work is also beautiful and naked, it gives the impression that beautiful things will be desecrated and even destroyed
Sin will eventually be punished
Judgment and victory
Prophet Dan argued with reason, suzanne, who had been wronged, knelt down on the ground, and the two elders were twisted out.
If beauty moves you, enjoy it quietly. All beauty is for cherishing, not for blasphemy.
Guard for the good