Lot und seine Töchter

Lot and his Daughters

Genesis recounts how Lot and his family fled the destruction of Sodom, with Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt on looking back at the city, seen in the background of this painting. The main scene - a triangle of primary colours - shows Lot's daughters, believing only they remained alive on earth, taking the desperate measure of seducing their own father in order to perpetuate the human race.