The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Lot and His Daughters
1631
(Dutch, c. 1610–1635)
after Rembrandt van Rijn
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.)
L. E. Holden Fund 1977.24
Catalogue raisonné: Dutuit VI.540.1
Location: 101B Prints & Drawings
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.- ?–1977(Kennedy & Co., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)February 23, 1977–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- In Vino Veritas (In Wine, Truth). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7, 2025-January 11, 2026).Real Prints: Reproduction or Invention. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-May 17, 1987).Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-May 25, 1984).Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).
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