Lot and His Family Leaving Sodom

Rembrandt van Rijn painted the dramatic biblical scene around 1625, showing Lot fleeing the doomed city of Sodom with his family. An angel urgently guides them away while smoke and flames rise in the background. Rembrandt's theatrical lighting and agitated brushwork create a sense of crisis and divine intervention.

This early work shows the influence of Caravaggio and his followers, whose dramatic approach Rembrandt absorbed and transformed. The painting dates from his Leiden period before he moved to Amsterdam and achieved fame. Now at the National Gallery in London, this work reveals the young artist's developing powers.