
Peter Paul Rubens
Drunken Loth and his Daughters
Creation
c. 1600 - 1650
Dimensions
31.3 x 39.8 cm
Material / Technique
paper/etching
Rubens prints
prints, photographs
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
Engraver
Willem de Leeuw (1603 - 1665)
About the object
The etching shows a scene from the book of Genesis in which Lot seeks refuge in a cave along with his daughters after the destruction of Sodom. The women are pouring wine for the father, with the aim of getting him drunk so that he will sleep with him and they can bear him children. The depiction poses questions about responsibility, morals, but also about the effects of excessive alcohol consumption on human behaviour and social relationships.