The Bible In Paintings: TOWER OF BABEL

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
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Now
the whole
world had one
language and a common speech.

As men moved east-
ward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. They said to each other, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens,

so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth. ”But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. The LORD said,

“If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

G E N E S I S
CHAPTER 11, VERSES 1-9

New International Version ©1984, Abrdgd, EMPHASES Added

1
PIETER BRUEGEL the Elder
"The Tower of Babel"

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Detail
Source

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Detail
Source

4
TOBIAS VERHAECHT
"The Tower of Babel"

5
ABEL GRIMMER
"Construction of the Tower of Babel"

6
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Confusion of Tongues"

7
PIETER BRUEGEL the Elder
"The Tower of Babel"

8
TOBIAS VERHAECHT
"The Tower of Babel"

9
PIETER BRUEGHEL the Younger
"The Tower of Babel"

10
"The Tower of Babel"

11
Netherlandish School
"Tower Of Babel"

12
JAMES EDWIN McCONNELL
"Tower of Babel"

13
JAMES EDWIN McCONNELL
"The Tower of Babel"

14
HENDRICK VAN CLEVE
"Construction of the Tower of Babel"

15
SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"Building the Tower of Babel"

16
MARTEN VAN VALCKENBORCH
"The Tower of Babel"

17
ROMBOUT VAN TROYEN
"The Tower of Babel"

19
JAMES TISSOT
"Building the Tower of Babel"

20
FRANS FRANCKEN II
"The Construction of the Tower of Babel"

21
HENDRIK VAN CLEVE
"Tower of Babel"

22
MARTEN VAN VALCKENBORCH
"The Building of the Tower of Babel"

23
ALEKSANDER MIKHALCHYK
"The Tower of Babel."

24
ALEKSANDER MIKHALCHYK
"The Tower of Babel"

25
FRANS DE MOMPER
"The Tower of Babel"

26
MATHYS SCHOEVAERDTS
"The Tower of Babel"

27
TULAY GUNGOR
"Tower of Babel"

28
MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK
"The Tower of Babel "

29
PAUL GOSSELIN
"The Tower of Babel"

30
"Building of the Tower of Babel"

31
ROGER HOM
"Tower of Babel"

32
LOUIZ BRITO
"Tower of Babel"

33
PIETER BALTEN
"The Tower of Babel"

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34
BILL BELL
"Tower of Babel"

35
JOHN HOUSEMAN
"Tower Of Babel"

36
TOM ATKINS
"The Tower of Babel"

37
ARTURO CISNEROS
"Tower of Babel "

38
PHILIP KURTZ
"Tower of Babel"

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Source

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MICHAEL LASSEL
Source

[Maudeen]

Smile!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Marvelous paintings . . . except for me the “and finally” grouping. I’m one of those conservative leaning “art appreciators.”

Pat: In case you didn't notice, Scott singled out two for special recognition from among the bunch you don't like. Eye of the beholder....

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I did like that last group, they are quite inventive in their perspective, and with a subject matter that is based on a building (however unique), or a building that is a metaphor…I think those different perspectives have some serious food for thought. I thought the Bell interesting because I got the strong sense from it of the goal of the project - a creation that would return man to Eden on his own terms (which Satan put into Man’s head from the very start).

[Maudeen]

To be honest, I didn’t ponder on each one. Thanks for your take on it!

[delchiante]

The shoes..
Thanks for adding that one...

[Hebrews 11:6]

That was the result of the entire exercize: a good long walk for absolutely everyone.

[SisterK]

I am late to this thread, but I agree with others: hard to pick a favorite, not keen on the modern art but the shoes are very clever.
I had always thought of the tower as a ziggurat, so it was eye opening to see it as a pyramid.

Genesis is such an important book. Thank you for all your work, arranging daily tours.

[Hebrews 11:6]

You are very welcome. It is my joy to produce and deliver these.