Statuette
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
RoomSculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes GalleryLondon, United Kingdom
On public display.
- Checked
- 7 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
This boxwood statuette group representing Lot and one of his daughters was probably made in Netherlands or Lower Rhineland in about 1525-50. Such decorative carvings intended for both aristocratic and merchant customers were being produced from about 1520 onwards by Netherlandish workshops which had formerly carved wooden altarpieces. Although the subject is from the Old Testament, it shares with themes such as the Judgement of Paris an erotic quality that made it a common choice for inclusion in private 'cabinets of curiosities'.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.91-1930
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
