Lot and His Daughters
c. 1625
Medium
Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 19.3 × 23.8 cm (7 5/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 20 × 24.2 cm (7 7/8 × 9 9/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
203878
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Bernardino Capitelli’s Lot and His Daughters copies a Caravaggesque painting by his master, Rutillo Manetti. God spared Lot’s family from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, but the good man lost his wife during their escape. After retreating to the mountains, Lot’s daughters inebriated and seduced their father to maintain their family line. Here one incestuous daughter embraces Lot, while the other plies him with wine. The singular light source and bold etching strokes produce strong contras...