Lot with His Daughters, from The Story of Lot
Lot, seated on a rock at center, embraces one of his daughters who hands him a goblet. The second daughter stands behind them at right, before the entrance to a cave. In the background at left, the burning city of Sodom and Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt. Based on Genesis 19:26-33. Plate 4 from a series of four engravings
Artwork Details
- Title: Lot with His Daughters, from The Story of Lot
- Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
- Date: 1555
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (11.5 × 8.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941
- Object Number: 41.1.140
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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