Title

'Tower of Babel', 1563. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Caption

'Tower of Babel', 1563. The Tower of Babel was built by a united humanity in an attempt to reach Heaven. From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

Date

1563

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B94_440

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 16,4in x 11,9in / 4908 x 3563 (300dpi)

Keywords

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