Hendrick Goltzius, Lot and his Daughters
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds, the Rijksmuseum-Stichting, the G.H. Sant Bequest and the ministerie van WVC · Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Hendrick Goltzius

Lot and his Daughters

1616

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
canvas
Dimensions
140 × 204 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-106974

God decided to destroy the sinful city of Sodom, sparing only the righteous Lot and his family. Because Lot’s daughters were afraid of remaining childless – all of the men had perished – they got their father drunk and seduced him. Goltzius creates a striking contrast between the sunburned skin of the elderly Lot and the smooth skin of his two daughters.

Provenance

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds, the Rijksmuseum-Stichting, the G.H. Sant Bequest and the ministerie van WVC

Registry history

  • 1616 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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