The Story of Lot
Unknown Artist
third quarter 17th century
Medium
Silk, metal, isinglass on satin, seed pearls
Dimensions
H. 13 x W. 19 inches (33.0 x 48.3 cm); Framed: H. 15 1/2 x W. 21 1/2; D. 1 1/2 inches (39.4 x 54.6; 3.8 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.1323
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Art Historical Context
In the third quarter of the 17 century, during England's Restoration period, an unknown British artist created *The Story of Lot*, stunning embroidered panel now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative collection. This exquisite textile (13 x 19 inches) illustrates episodes from the biblical tale in Genesis, where Lot flees the destruction of Sodom and Gomrah with his family, guided by angels, amid a menagerie of lively animals including lions, dogs, rabbits and squirrels. These whimsical creatures, alongside human figures of men and women, reflect the era'...