[meteorite-list] Martin, explanation please.

[Carl 's]

Hi Martin,

You sent this message under another thread but I've been thinking about this image ever since. I found the artist is Lucas Van Leyden and painted in the 1500's, but I'm wondering what is going on. Looks like a town or fort is being bombarded but the man in the foreground doesn't seem to notice. In fact he seem to be doing well except the two women are his daughters? The caption from wikipedia reads, Lot and his daughters, or is the title incorrect? What is this painting about? Can't be about swiping meteorites. :)

Carl


Martin Altmann wrote:


>Be becalmed, if someone steals a meteorite, that will happen

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Leyden-Lot.png


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