Lot and his Daughters

Lot and his Daughters

Title

Lot and his Daughters

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Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Artcurial, online catalogue; accessed 01.04.2022]

The story of Lot and his daughters was a popular subject for artists. The tale comes from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament and recounts how Lot and his family flee from the burning city of Sodom (which can be seen in the background). Here Lot is shown

The story of Lot and his daughters was a popular subject for artists. The tale comes from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament and recounts how Lot and his family flee from the burning city of Sodom (which can be seen in the background). Here Lot is shown seated in front of a cave holding a dish containing wine and is flanked by his two daughters. According to the story they make their father drunk and seduce him in an attempt to ensure that he has male heirs. Lot’s wife is visible in the background. She has already been transformed into a pillar of salt.

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Attributions
Antonius Heusler
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Antonius Heusler

[Artcurial, online catalogue; accessed 01.04.2022]; [Heydenreich, Sandner, e-mail correspondance, 18.10-06.11.2022]

Lucas Cranach the Younger

[Cheverny, Me Rouillac, 22.06.1991, no. 152, see Artcurial, online catalogue; accessed 01.04.2022]

Production date
1544

Production date

1544

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 48.8 x 37.5 cm

Dimensions

Signature / Dating

Dated '1544' at the top left in yellow paint

Signature / Dating

  • Dated '1544' at the top left in yellow paint

Inscriptions and Labels
  • at the top centre in yellow paint: 'und Loth zoch aus zoar // und blieb allda auff dem // …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Reverse on the cradle: - round paper label: printed around the edge in black 'ERIC TURQUIN EXPERT // 69 Rue Ste-Anne, Paris // Tel: 47034878'

    • at the centre handwritten in black ink: '21/27'
    • barcodes attached to adhesive paper
Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P530
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P530/

Provenance

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Sandner, Burkhardt 2018 15, 25-44
AuthorIngo Sandner, Hans Burkhardt
TitleAntonius Heusler. Ein Annaberger Maler der Reformationszeit
Place of PublicationMarienberg
Year of Publication2018
Show Literature
Emmendörffer 1998 219-222
AuthorChristoph Emmendörffer
TitleDie selbständigen Cranachschüler
Publicationin Ingo Sandner, Wartburg-Stiftung Eisenach and Fachhochschule Köln, eds., Unsichtbare Meisterzeichnungen auf dem Malgrund. Cranach und seine Zeitgenossen, Exhib. Cat. Eisenach
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication1998
Pages203-228
Show Literature
  • Lot and his Daughters, 1544

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2021Technical examination / Scientific analysis

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Infrared false colour photography

  • photographed by Artcurial, Auction House, Paris

2021Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

  • photographed by Artcurial, Auction House, Paris

Condition Reports

Date01.04.2022

The wooden support has been thinned and cradled. Open inactive woodworm channels are visible on the reverse.

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