About the creation

Illuminated Old Testament (cod. Pal. Germ. 16 f. 28r): Lot’s Family and the Destruction of Sodom

Artist name: Unknown artist

Lot and his two smiling daughters seem to be setting off on an afternoon stroll as they leave the burning and collapsing cities seen behind them. Lot’s wife, portrayed as a white pillar with a female head, looks on contentedly.

Source: Genesis 19

Technique: Watercolor

Location: Heidelberg University Bibliothek

Date: 1477

Dimensions: 16 x 18