Lot and His Daughters
Artist
Bonifazio de' Pitati
(Italian, 1487-1553)
Dateca. 1545
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions48 x 66 x 1 in. (121.9 x 167.6 x 2.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 64 x 81 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (162.6 x 207 x 8.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 64 x 81 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (162.6 x 207 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.622
Terms
- People
- Religion
- Lot
- Old Testament
- Sodom
- Fire
- Landscape
- Gomorrah
- Putto
- Fathers
- Daughters
- Red
- Yellow
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Brown
- Gold
- Venetian Renaissance
- Mannerism
- Italy
Collections
On View
On viewLabel TextBonifazio de’Pitati Italian, 1487–1553 Lot and His Daughters, ca. 1545 Oil on canvas Lot and his family have fled the sinful city of Sodom, but their troubles aren’t over yet. In the background, the town is destroyed by fire and brimstone. And in the middle ground near the water, Lot’s unfortunate wife appears as a pale figure. After turning to look at the burning city, she has turned into a pillar of salt. The scene in the foreground combines biblical narrative (Genesis 19:1–38) with moral allegory. One of Lot’s daughters sits at center. Sliding a fancy dress down her shoulder and holding a mirror, she embodies the sin of vanity. Lot’s other daughter is seducing him. With her dress falling open, she sits on her father’s lap and pours him wine while staring straight at us—a stern warning about the sins of the flesh. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.622
April 1919
