Sunday

Towers of Babel...

The Tower of Babel, according to the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower
built at the city of Babylon. According to the biblical account, a united humanity of
the generations following the Great Flood participated in the building. read more here

Rudolf von Ems's World Chronicle, ca. 1400-1410

Illustration to a Bible Historiale, ca. 1320-1340

Unknown Flemish master: 'Tower of Babel', 1587

'Construction of the Tower of Babel'
by Hendrick van Cleve III (1525-1589)

Pieter Bruegel (525-1569): 'La tour de Babel', 1563

Athanasius Kircher: 'Turris Babel', 1679
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see maaaaany more Babel Towers here & here

2 comments:

Dsata said...

Very interesting.

Aputsiaq said...

Goood Sunday morning, Dsata! Thanks a lot...oh, there are SO many images 'out there' of the Tower of Babel....