Lot and His Daughters
1537 | Albrecht Altdorfer
The scene of Lot’s daughters getting their father drunk so that they can conceive children by him was frequently depicted in 16th-century painting. Here Altdorfer used it as a pretext for a large painting of nude figures. With this picture, which he created at the very end of his artistic career, the painter greatly distanced himself from the Danube school, developing his style in the direction of international Mannerism.
The scene of Lot’s daughters getting their father drunk so that they can conceive children by him was frequently depicted in 16th-century painting. Here Altdorfer used it as a pretext for a large painting of nude figures. With this picture, which he created at the very end of his artistic career, the painter greatly distanced himself from the Danube school, developing his style in the direction of international Mannerism.
Artist:
Albrecht Altdorfer (um 1480 - 1538 Regensburg) DNB
Time:
1537
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Limewood
Dimensions:
107,5 x 189 cm
Framed: 134,8 cm × 215,5 cm × 5,5 cm
Signed
Date at the top right of the tree trunk: 1537
Inscribed
auf der Rückseite die Inschrift: Herrn Dr. Niclaußen von Gülchen, Nürnberg
Stamp / markings
3 Wappenstempel sowie der Wappenstempel Kaiser Karls VI.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 2923
Provenance
at the beginning of the 17th century in the possession of the Nuremberg council consulter and lawyer Nikolaus von Gülchen; from the art possession of Charles VI