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Frontispiece Design for Turris Babel, sive Archontologia
Creator
Gerard de Lairessepainter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands (1641-1711) · 1640–1711
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- c. 1679
- Medium
- paper, ink, chalk
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
Gerard de Lairesse popularized classicism in Dutch art, of which this design with its balanced composition and noble looking personages is an excellent example. Depicted is Nimrod, who built the Tower of Babel, enlightening the Romans about his creation. In the sky is the all-seeing eye of God.
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