Landschappen met scènes uit het verhaal van de vernietiging van Sodom

The upper panel shows angels leading Lot and his daughters away from the flaming ruins of Sodom while his wife remains behind as a pillar of salt. The lower panel depicts a rugged mountainous landscape where Lot, sheltered in a cave, is plied with wine by his daughters as smoke continues to rise from the valley. Goltzius emphasizes the texture of the natural world, from the billowing plumes of divine fire to the jagged geological formations of the wilderness.

This print belongs to a series of landscapes that utilize biblical narratives to explore the power of the elements and divine providence. In the intellectual circle of Haarlem, such works reflected the moral philosophy of Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, emphasizing the trials of the soul and the inevitable judgment of corruption by elemental fire.