The Bible Gallery · 1880 · ART0040
The Tower of Babel
Printed caption: THE TOWER OF BABEL.
Genesis 11:1–9
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The tower rises above the crowd, layer after layer. Genesis tells of people who set out to build a city and make a name for themselves. Their shared language is confused, and they scatter. Doré makes the scale of their ambition easy to see: the building fills the sky while small figures gather below. Look at the hands and faces in the foreground. They bring a vast story down to a human moment.
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Two details to notice
- The winding tower draws the eye from the gathered people toward the clouds.
- Raised arms and turned faces give the foreground crowd its restless movement.
About this original
- Illustrator
- Gustave Doré
- Book text
- Talbot W. Chambers, D.D.
- Page size reference
- The photographed source-book page is approximately 10 inches (25.4 cm) wide, from the outer edge to the gutter. This is a book-page reference; the mounted paper and outer frame sizes are confirmed for each piece. See the measurement photograph →
- Photograph
- Actual frame · Detail close-up
- Visible condition
- Warm paper tone and age marks are visible. The gold-toned frame is shown in the photograph; glare crosses part of the artwork.
- Piece reference
- ART0040
These original pages were salvaged from a damaged book. The age and individual marks of each physical leaf are part of what makes it unique.
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The illustration is an artistic interpretation. The linked source gives context for this short introduction.
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