Susanna and the elders

One woman, one incident, 16 plus paintings, over 400 years. Susanna, wife of Joachim from the old testament being leered by the elders and recieved advances while bathing in her locked garden. When she refused the elders, they accuse of adultery and the accusation is being proven wrong by prophet Daniel.

A simple Biblical story. Why do so many artists ponder over this story? Is it because the artists get creative freedom as various narratives could be built around the characters involved? Over the years Susanna has been portrayed as a woman who lured and seduced them, as a resistant woman, and as a feared woman. On the surface level, the depiction of the story depends on the depiction of her character. And on a deeper level, the depiction of her character depends on the beliefs of the artist. Narcissistic and entitled men portray her as though she is seducing the elders because of their belief that she would've enticed them. Women painters and painters who believe the facts of the story depict her the other way around. And there has been greater sympathy for her in some of the paintings. For example, Artemisia who has obsessed herself with this painting since she was 17, and had painted this incident 5 times over 40 years, and Rembrandt Van Rijn held a sympathetic focus on Susanna's vulnerability. Some artists like Thomas Hart Benton used this to critique Bible Belt moral hypocrisy.

I am wondering as to why the depiction of their testament or them being executed is not painted. Is it because the image of a court scene being less interesting than men ogling at a woman bathing? Is it because nudes were a fashion in the 1500s and creating a legitimised voyeurism for the patrons of these artists gave them a thrill and engagement?