Master of the Lille Sermon, The Burning of Sodom, ca. 1550-1575, oil on panel, 17 1/2 in. x 28 1/8 in. ( cm. x cm.), In The Burning of Sodom a high horizon line combines with an elevated foreground to reveal a sweeping panorama—a composition favored by Flemish painters of the time. Color helps define depth, with a reddish brown hue in the foreground, followed by green and blue shades in the middle and background. In the Book of Genesis, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed when God condemned their inhabitants for their lascivious lifestyles. Angels were sent to the city of
Master of the Lille Sermon, The Burning of Sodom, ca. 1550-1575, oil on panel, 17 1/2 in. x 28 1/8 in. ( cm. x cm.), In The Burning of Sodom a high horizon line combines with an elevated foreground to reveal a sweeping panorama—a composition favored by Flemish painters of the time. Color helps define depth, with a reddish brown hue in the foreground, followed by green and blue shades in the middle and background. In the Book of Genesis, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed when God condemned their inhabitants for their lascivious lifestyles. Angels were sent to the city of Sodom, but unable to find ten righteous people there to rescue, they called upon Lot, Abraham's nephew, and led him and his family from the city. The only stipulation was that they must not look back at their burning home. When Lot's wife disobeyed, she was turned into a pillar of salt. Two distraught daughters got Lot drunk, as seen in the foreground, and then enticed him to father their children.
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