Analysis Of Lot And His Daughters By Artemisia Gentileschi

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The one that stood out to me most was Lot and His Daughters by Artemisia Gentileschi. This oil on canvas painting was produced around 1636 to 1638. It is approximately 90 3/4 in. by 72 in. In this painting you definitely witness a baroque sense of style, dramatic composition and how she keys tenebrism into the painting, going from dark to light. Much like most of her work, the background story is religious. In Lot and His Daughters the two ladies on either side of Lot are dressed similar, in plain bright colored gowns. They appear to have on middle class/peasantry attire, while both are looking at their father, in hopes of seducing him while getting him drunk. Lot appears to be wearing worn out attire that is a bit more revealing than

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