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  • The Tower of Babel (Rotterdam) (circa 1563-1565)

    The Tower of Babel (Rotterdam) (circa 1563-1565)

    Pieter Bruegel The Elder (Flemish, 1525–1569)

    A half-built tower spirals into stormy clouds, dwarfing the ant-like workers scrambling across its scaffolding. Below, a king’s entourage arrives—too late. The structure already tilts, its ambition crumbling under divine wrath. Bricks lie scattered like fallen pride.