Sujet
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by earthquake, 1493. Artist: Anon
Légende
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by earthquake, 1493. Fifteenth century depiction of a biblical event thought to have occurred c1900 BC. Lot's wife is turned to pillar of salt for disobeying God's order not to look back. There is evidence of extensive quake in the Dead Sea area at this date. Legends of fire and brimstone could well have arisen from the escape of petroleum gases. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1493
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_016
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,8Mo) / 47,8cm x 26,2cm / 5641 x 3097 (300dpi)