About the creation

The destruction of Sodom und Gomorrah

Artist name: Durer Albrecht

Flames burst out of a cloud in the sky and descend upon the buildings of Sodom and Gomorrah, portrayed as medieval European towns.

Source: Genesis 19

Technique: Woodcut

Location: Der Ritter von Turn (Livre du Chevalier de la Tour pour l'enseignement de ses filles) by Geoffroy de La Tour Landry, translated into German by Marquart von Stein. Printed by Michael Furter, Basel

Date: 1493

Dimensions: 10.8 x 11.0