Lot and His Daughters (Artemisia Gentileschi, 1635-1638)

Lot and His Daughters is a 1635-1638 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, now in the Toledo Museum of Art. [1]. The painting has only recently been attributed to Gentileschi. It was first purchased by the Toldeo Museum of Art as a work of Bernardo Cavallini. Domenico Gargiulo has also been mentioned by some art historians as having carried out aspects of the painting. [2]

Lot and His Daughters
Dimensions230.5 cm × 183 cm (90.7 in × 72 in)
LocationToledo Museum of Art

The story, recounted in the Book of Genesis, concerns the family of Lot who have fled the destroyed city of Sodom (visible burning in the background of the painting). Lot's wife disobeyed instructions not to look around and was turned into a pillar of salt - her form is just visible in the left background of the painting. Lot and his daughters then hid in a cave; the daughters, fearing the end of their family line, then got their father drunk, so that they could then seduce him.[2]



References
  1. "Catalogue entry".
  2. TREVES, LETIZIA. (2020). ARTEMISIA. [S.l.]: NATL GALLERY (LONDON). pp. 212–3. ISBN 978-1-85709-656-9.
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