Tower of Babel (Antwerp)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Religious |
Date | 1602-1610 |
Dimensions | 172 x 225 cm |
Support | Panel |
Medium | Oil |
Collaborators | Tobias Verhaecht |
Our attribution | Produced in Jan Brueghel's Studio |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #203 Ertz 1979, #88 |
Location | Antwerp, Belgium |
Collection | Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten |
Accession numbers | inv. #947 |
Tags | Traveling, Horse, Bridge, House, Watermill, Mountain, River, Burghers, Old Testament, Boat, Road |
Jan's part of this painting is quite elaborate and extensive. There seem to be several negro figures, one a page with a hawk and hound. I suppose that these are drawn from representations of Adoration of the Magi and are here to represent the universality of Babel's original building team.