Lot and his Daughters
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on blue paper painted brown
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1/16 x 12 5/16 in. (25.5 x 31.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession Number
80.3.278
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this 17th-century Italian drawing, *Lot and his Daughters*, captures a dramatic biblical scene from Genesis 19. Created anonymously by an Italian artist, it depicts the morally complex story where Lot flees Sodom's destruction with his daughters, who later intoxicate him to ensure their lineage's survival. The composition highlights intimate family dynamics amid themes of survival and taboo, rendered with male and female nude figures that evoke vulnerability and sensuality. Executed in pen and brown ink with brush and brown w...