Tower of Babel 1584

Hendrick van Cleve III's 1584 pen and wash drawing "Tower of Babel" depicts the biblical story of the construction of the tower, a symbol of human ambition. The artwork shows a spiraling tower reaching towards the sky, with a bustling city surrounding it. The intricate details of the architecture, people, and landscape are rendered in a meticulous style, highlighting the grandeur and scale of the project. The drawing, housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, offers a visual interpretation of the story of human pride and divine intervention.