Pieter Bruegel - "The Tower of Babel"
The image used in this product is the smaller version of the Tower of Babel (De Toren van Babel) by Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel. The Tower of Babel is a huge tower that appeared in the Old Testament book of Genesis. It was the story of mankind challenging God and trying to build a tower that reached to the heaven, then destroyed by God. There are three paintings of the Tower of Babel by Bruegel, and only two remained, "The (Great) Tower of Babel" in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna and "The (Little) Tower of Babel" in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Both works are oil paintings on wood panels. In Bruegel's Tower of Babel, he used the typical arched architectural style which is often seen in ancient Roman architecture. This is thought to mimic the Colosseum in Rome.
"The Tower of Babel" - Blessing and Divine Wrath
The design of the print features the Tower of Babel at the center. In the "White" version, angels blow trumpets of blessing as red roses rain down, surpassing the height of the tower that reaches the heavens, creating a scene where souls ascend to God.
In contrast, the "Black" version is more decadent, with a dark-themed scene where angels and demons clad in swords and armor surround the tower, evoking a tense atmosphere. The Hebrew text of Genesis 11 is inscribed, symbolizing the clash between human arrogance and divine wrath.
