Babylonian confusion of speech, Several people try to build the tower of Babel, but are hindered because they no longer understand each other's language. This creates confusion, which results in arguments, disturbances and departure, so that the tower is ultimately not completed. Below the performance a reference to the Bible text in Gen. , the confusion of languages and the scattering of people about the earth, story of the Tower of Babel, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1690, paper, etching, h 290 mm × w 654 mm
Babylonian confusion of speech, Several people try to build the tower of Babel, but are hindered because they no longer understand each other's language. This creates confusion, which results in arguments, disturbances and departure, so that the tower is ultimately not completed. Below the performance a reference to the Bible text in Gen. , the confusion of languages and the scattering of people about the earth, story of the Tower of Babel, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1690, paper, etching, h 290 mm × w 654 mm
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