Arkivism
Lot Urges the Crowd to Calmness
Public domain

Lot Urges the Crowd to Calmness

Hans Collaert (I) · 1579 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In front of his house, Lot tries to calm the men of Sodom. The men ask him to let his guests out so that they can rape them. One of the angels pulls Lot inside. Below the image a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Genesis 19. Print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLot maant de menigte tot kalmte. 1579. Hans Collaert (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Similar works