Frontispiece Design for Turris Babel, sive Archontologia, Gerard de Lairesse, c. 1679

brush, h 314mm × w 227mm More details

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.