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Lot and His Daughters

1631

Jan Georg van Vliet

(Dutch, c. 1610–1635)

after Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Culture
Netherlands
Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
Platemark: 27 x 22.3 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
L. E. Holden Fund 1977.24
Catalogue raisonné
Dutuit VI.540.1
State
II/III
Public Domain
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Location
101B Prints & Drawings
Print
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Did You Know?

The loosened bodice and escaping bosom of the central female figure likely signaled her lapsed morals to contemporary viewers.

Description

As a cautionary tale on the dangers of lust and alcohol, the biblical narrative of Lot and his daughters held appeal for artists, but it also raised complex questions about duty, sacrifice, and free will. In Rembrandt van Rijn’s version (etched here by Jan Georg van Vliet), the artist presented us with an inebriated older Lot, whose drunken expression is reminiscent of a patron at a local tavern. His daughters supply alcohol with coarse amusement.

Lot and His Daughters

1631

Jan Georg van Vliet, Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, c. 1610–1635), (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Netherlands

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