Lot and His Daughters
1563 | Jan Massys
In order to secure the continuation of their family after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s daughters gave their father wine and, when he was drunk, seduced him. According to the Old Testament account, the sons that were born of this union became the progenitors of the Moabites and the Ammonites. The landscape background depicting the destruction of the city may have been painted by Jan’s younger brother, the landscape painter Cornelis Massys. The small scene on the left in the background likely depicts Lot’s wife, after she was turned into a pillar of salt, and his taking leave of the angels.
In order to secure the continuation of their family after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s daughters gave their father wine and, when he was drunk, seduced him. According to the Old Testament account, the sons that were born of this union became the progenitors of the Moabites and the Ammonites. The landscape background depicting the destruction of the city may have been painted by Jan’s younger brother, the landscape painter Cornelis Massys. The small scene on the left in the background likely depicts Lot’s wife, after she was turned into a pillar of salt, and his taking leave of the angels.
Artist:
Jan Massys (um 1509 - 1573 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
1563
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
151 x 171 cm
Framed: 178 cm × 197,3 cm × 8 cm
Signed
Inscribed at the top left of the rock: 1563 IOANES MASSIS PINGEBAT
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1015
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm
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