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Cup: Lot and His Daughters

 (French, act. 1550–1585)
Datelate 16th century
MediumPainted enamel on copper, partly gilded
DimensionsH.: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm), diam.: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Credit LineHenry Clay Frick Bequest
Accession number1916.4.39
Commentary

The inscription G XIX (Genesis 19) at the top of the scene identifies the story of Lot and his daughters from the Old Testament. Fearing for the continuation of their family line after the fall of Sodom, Lot’s two daughters entice, inebriate, and seduce him. Lot’s wife stands far off, with Sodom in the distance. She is the only figure painted in grisaille, suggesting that she has already been turned into a pillar of salt, her punishment for having looked back at Sodom as she and her family escaped the city. Gilt details enhance the composition, particularly the burning city of Sodom and the brightly painted bridge leading there.

Source: Vignon, Charlotte. The Frick Collection Decorative Arts Handbook. New York: The Frick Collection/Scala, 2015.

Collection History

Maurice Kann, Paris. J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York. Duveen. Frick, 1916.

Source: Enamels, Rugs and Silver in The Frick Collection. Volume VIII. New York: The Frick Collection, 1977.

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