Uittocht van Lot en zijn dochters by Harmen ter Borch

Uittocht van Lot en zijn dochters

1651 - 1652

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Harmen ter Borch

1638 - 1677

Location

Rijksmuseum
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Artwork details

Medium
drawing, pencil
Dimensions
height 80 mm, width 66 mm
Location
Rijksmuseum
Copyright
Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Tags

#pencil drawn#drawing#baroque#pencil sketch#pencil drawing#pencil#pencil work#genre-painting#history-painting

About this artwork

Harmen ter Borch created this drawing of "The Exodus of Lot and his Daughters" using pen in gray ink and gray wash. Ter Borch painted during the Dutch Golden Age, a time marked by economic prosperity and cultural flourishing. In this period, the roles of women were traditionally confined to the domestic sphere. Yet, here Ter Borch depicts Lot’s daughters as central figures, burdened but resilient, carrying the weight of their family's survival. We witness them fleeing Sodom with angels, their expressions hinting at a mix of fear and determination. Ter Borch offers us a narrative of women not just as figures in a religious story, but as active participants in their own destiny. What does it mean to see these women centered in a moment of crisis, not as passive victims, but as agents of their own survival?

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