The Bible Gallery · 1880 · ART0030
The Flight of Lot
Genesis 19:15–29
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Lot’s family flees the destruction of Sodom after being warned to leave and not look back. The account describes Lot’s wife looking behind her and becoming a pillar of salt. Doré sets moving figures against a troubled, burning sky, holding escape and loss within the same image. Its force comes from the direction of the bodies and the immense atmosphere above them.
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Two details to notice
- The lower figures press forward through the landscape.
- Layered cloud and flame patterns fill the upper part of the scene.
About this original
- Illustrator
- Gustave Doré
- Book text
- Talbot W. Chambers, D.D.
- Photograph
- Artwork view · Detail close-up
- Visible condition
- Aged paper and individual marks are visible in the photographs. Dimensions and full condition are confirmed before purchase.
- Piece reference
- ART0030
These original pages were salvaged from a damaged book. The age and individual marks of each physical leaf are part of what makes it unique.
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