Destruction of the Tower of Babel: at right men and women flee from the burning tower, at left men and women raise their hands toward two flying angels, from "Liber Genesis"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Engravings made for the first edition of the "Liber Genesis"
Artist: Crispijn de Passe the Elder
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564–1637 Utrecht
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: 1612
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 5/16 in. (9 x 13.5 cm)
Plate: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (8.3 x 12.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Towers|Men|Women|Angels