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Lot and the Two Angels, print, album page, Lot meets two angels at the city gate of Sodom and offers them a meal and a night's stay in his house. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the Bible text Gen. 19. Numbered: 1. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Philips Galle, Antwerp, after design by Anthonie Blocklandt, 1547 - 1584, Philips Galle, Anthonie Blocklandt, printmaker, after design by, paper, engraving, gravure, pasted on album page, height 221 mm x width 283 mm, The compiler pasted this print into the album as an illustration for: Pilkington, Matthew and Johann Heinrich Füssli. A dictionary of painters, from the revival of the art to the present period. 4 vols. London: John Crowder, 1805, vol. 1, p. 52., Lot and the two angels (Genesis 19:1-23), A monochrome engraving shows three winged figures in flowing drapery standing on a patterned floor, the central figure facing slightly toward the viewer with one arm extended and a wing raised, the figure to the left bent forward with a cloak wrapped around the body and a bearded face turned toward the central figure, and the figure to the right holding a long staff and looking downward with wings extending behind. In the background a stone building with windows and a colonnaded structure by water are visible, and two smaller robed figures stand near the building engaged with one another. The scene is framed by an architectural opening at the left and an expanse of sky above.

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Lot Two Angels print album page meets two angels city gate Sodom offers them meal night's stay house image reference Latin Bible text Gen 19 Numbered 1 Print part album printmaker Philips Galle Antwerp design Anthonie Blocklandt 1547 - 1584 paper engraving gravure pasted height 221 mm x width 283 mm compiler pasted illustration Pilkington Matthew Johann Heinrich Füssli dictionary painters revival art present period 4 vols London John Crowder 1805 vol p 52 Genesis 19 1-23 monochrome engraving three winged figures flowing drapery standing patterned floor central figure facing slightly viewer arm extended wing raised figure left bent forward cloak wrapped body bearded face turned right holding long staff looking downward wings extending background stone building windows colonnaded structure water visible two smaller robed figures stand near building engaged another scene framed architectural opening left expanse sky