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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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Seduction
Temperance
Drinking vessels
Incest - Religious aspects
Wine - Religious aspects
Temperance - Biblical teaching