Geschiedenis van Lot

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 115 mm x breedte 81 mm

Art Historical Context

**Geschiedenis van Lot** (History of Lot), a delicate engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever 1555, captures pivotal biblical narrative from the Book of Genesis. Aldegrever, a German printmaker and goldsmith active in the Northern Renaissance, depicts the dramatic story of Lot—Abraham's nephew—fleeing the doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with his family, marked by divine destruction and the tragic pillar of salt. Measuring just 115 mm high by 81 mm wide, this intimate plate invites close inspection, revealing the artist's skill in condensing epic moral tales into a pocket-sized format. As one of ...

About the Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1502–1561

Heinrich Aldegrever, born in 1502 in Paderborn, Westphalia, to parents Herman and Katherine Trippenmeker—a family of clog-makers known by the dialect name Trippenmecker—emerged as a multifaceted artist in the German Renaissance. His early training remains undocumented, though he likely apprenticed in a Soest goldsmith's workshop after relocating there around 1525, where he joined the painters' gui...