Who created "Lot and His Daughters"?

Lot and His Daughters was created by Raphael Sadeler, I in c. 1580-1600.

When was "Lot and His Daughters" created?

This artwork was created c. 1580-1600.

What medium is "Lot and His Daughters"?

Lot and His Daughters is Engraving on ivory laid paper.

Lot and His Daughters

Raphael Sadeler, I

c. 1580-1600

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed): 41.5 × 28.9 cm (16 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

Classification

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268709

Art Historical Context

In the Prints and Drawings department of the Institute of Chicago hangs an evocative engraving titled *Lot and His Daughters* by Raphael Sadeler I, around 1580-1600. This trimmed sheet, measuring 41.5 × 28.9 cm and printed on fine ivory laid paper, captures a dramatic biblical scene from Genesis 19. It depicts Lot, the righteous man spared from Sodom's destruction, in a compromising moment with his two daughters, who—believing humanity extinct—offer him wine to ensure their lineage's survival. Sadeler, a Flemish engraver from a renowned family of printmakers based in Antwerp and later Prague, ...

Lot and His Daughters

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