Raphael Sadeler I (Netherlandish, 1560/61–1628/32)
after Joos van Winghe (Flemish, 1544–1603)
Lot and His Daughters
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Raphael Sadeler I (Netherlandish, 1560/61–1628/32)
after Joos van Winghe (Flemish, 1544–1603)c. 1580-1600
Lot and His Daughters
Raphael Sadeler I (Netherlandish, 1560/61–1628/32) after Joos van Winghe (Flemish, 1544–1603) →printpaper
Date
c. 1580-1600
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 41.5 × 28.9 cm (16 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds
This scene illustrates an episode from the Old Testament book of Genesis. After fleeing the destruction of Sodom, Lot and his daughters took refuge in a cave. Realizing there were no men left to continue their lineage, the daughters decided to get their father drunk and have sex with him without him realizing. The story was very popular in the Renaissance: it allowed artists to depict a sexual subject while also warning against the dangers of wantonness and seduction.
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