The Destruction of Sodom And Gomorrah The Destruction of Sodom And Gomorrah The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a painting by the English painter John Martin from 1852. John Martin's painting, shows the biblical story of the destruction of the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, which was God's punishment for the two cities for people's immoral behavior. Only Lot and his daughters were saved. Lot's wife disobeyed God's instruction not to look back, and was turned into a pillar of salt. The fiery red color is characteristic of John Martin's dramatic scenes of destruction. The swirling storm in heaven was also a frequent feature
Sodom and Gomorrah (1962 film) Lot's warnings, Ildith looks back at Sodom. God turns her into a pillar of salt just as He destroys the city with a final fiery explosion. Lot collapses in grief. Maleb and Shuah rush to comfort him. He staggers off with the Hebrews, who wander the desert once more. Henry Koster was originally announced as director and Stephen Boyd as star. Then Robert Aldrich became attached as director. Joseph E. Levine was enticed into a co production with the Italian company Titanus. Levine: All I saw was a bad script. They wanted a million dollars. I said 'let's get a