Sky

  • 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.

  • Sunset Over Water

    Sunset Over Water

    Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851)

    Golden light bleeds into the water, dissolving the horizon. Clouds swirl like smoke, their edges burning crimson. The sea swallows the sun’s last embers, rippling with molten reflections. For a moment, everything is fire and liquid—then night pulls its curtain across the sky.

  • Pink Cloud Over Mountain (1925)

    Pink Cloud Over Mountain (1925)

    Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861–1942)

    A dreamy landscape where a pink cloud hovers above rugged mountains, blending tranquility with fleeting natural drama.