Lot and His Daughters
C.1628
In this dramatic Baroque scene, Orazio Gentileschi illustrates the biblical tale of Lot and his two daughters fleeing the destruction of Sodom. Believing they are the last survivors on Earth, the daughters have just gotten their father drunk—note the overturned jug and bowl in the foreground—to ensure the continuation of their family line. One daughter points toward the smoky horizon where their home once stood, while the other rests her hand on Lot, creating a tense, intimate triangle of figures bathed in warm, theatrical light.
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