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  • The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.
  • Noah preparing his first sacrifice after the Flood; the Tower of Babel; God responds to Noah's sacrifice with a rainbow. Etching by J. Hulett.
  • The building of a ziggurat, perhaps the Tower of Babel; bricks are burned and chiselled. Etching.
  • Six men construct a section of the Tower of Babel. Etching by Cowley after S. Wale.
  • God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.
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    The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.

    Hoet, Gerard, 1648-1733. | Reference: 15771i
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    Noah preparing his first sacrifice after the Flood; the Tower of Babel; God responds to Noah's sacrifice with a rainbow. Etching by J. Hulett.

    | Reference: 15758i
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    The building of a ziggurat, perhaps the Tower of Babel; bricks are burned and chiselled. Etching.

    | Reference: 15769i
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    Six men construct a section of the Tower of Babel. Etching by Cowley after S. Wale.

    Wale, Samuel, -1786. | Reference: 15762i
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    La Basilica della Salute: a sanctury of art, faith and popular worship.

    | Date: 2003
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