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Noah, drunk and naked, being covered in a garment by his sons, Shem and Japheth; with a border of naked men holding medallions. Halftone after Michelangelo.

Lot and his daughters take refuge in a cave and begin their debauch; outside, his wife, now a pillar of salt, faces the burning city of Sodom. Etching by D. Bonavera.

Lot made drunk by his daughters. Line engraving by Vienot after Cl. Mellan.

Shem and Japheth cover their father's nakedness; Ham has already witnessed it. Etching by Viguet after C.P. Marillier.

Ham sees his father, Noah, naked and drunk; Shem and Japheth turn away. Colour soft-ground etching by S. Mulinari after A. Sacchi.

Drunkenly gazing at the chin of his daughter, Lot moves amorously towards her. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1787, after A. de Gelder.

Lot, drunk, rests back into the arms of one of his daughters; the other one pours him more wine; in the background his wife watches Sodom burn. Engraving by W. Kent after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1630.

Lot and his daughters take refuge in a cave and begin their debauch; outside, his wife, now a pillar of salt, faces the furnace of Sodom. Engraving.

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Lot and his daughters take refuge in a cave and begin their debauch; outside, his wife, now a pillar of salt, faces the burning city of Sodom. Etching by D. Bonavera.

Shem and Japheth cover their father's nakedness; Ham has already witnessed it. Etching by Viguet after C.P. Marillier.

Lot, drunk, rests back into the arms of one of his daughters; the other one pours him more wine; in the background his wife watches Sodom burn. Engraving by W. Kent after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1630.

Noah, drunk and naked, being covered in a garment by his sons, Shem and Japheth; with a border of naked men holding medallions. Halftone after Michelangelo.

Lot and his daughters take refuge in a cave and begin their debauch; outside, his wife, now a pillar of salt, faces the furnace of Sodom. Engraving.