Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Snellinck, Jan (I), Antwerp, Collaert, Hans (I), Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van de toren van Babel, Van den Babylonischen Tooren, Babylonische taalverwarring, bottom right - handwritten in black ink, God the Father, in the form of the tetragrammaton surrounded by a halo and cherubim, appears in the sky at the Tower of Babel. He causes a confusion of tongues, as a result of which the people can no longer understand each other. The people around the tower flee in all directions. A number of them flee on an elephant and on camels. In the foreground Nimrod and other men look on in fright. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 11:7. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, 33, height 232 mm, width 312 mm, Zuid-Nederlands (voor 1775), 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04
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Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz, Ii, Snellinck, Jan, I, Antwerp, Collaert, Hans, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Geschiedenis van de toren van Babel, Van den Babylonischen Tooren, Babylonische taalverwarring, bottom right - handwritten, black ink, God, Father, form, tetragrammaton surrounded, halo, cherubim, sky, Tower, Babel, causes, confusion, tongues, result, people, no longer understand, tower flee, directions, number, them flee, elephant, camels, foreground Nimrod, men, look, on, fright, image, reference, Latin, Bible text, Gen, 11, 7, print, part, album, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, 33, height 232 mm, width 312 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, voor 1775, 1540 - 1581, print maker, printmaker, 1579 - 1579, paper, engraving, printing process, Southern Netherlands, 1544 - 1638-10-01, intermediary draughtsman, drawing, Publication, Event, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04
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