Keywords: The Construction of the Tower of Babel - Google Art Project.jpg A miniature showing the building of the Tower of Babel accompanies Rudolf von Ems's retelling of the Old Testament story The dapperly dressed King Nimrod at left supervises the construction of the tower by workers The building procedures probably mirror medieval practices closely The laborers stand on wooden scaffolding with beams inserted into the walls through put holes Two rows of put holes are visible below the windows showing earlier stages of the scaffolding The workers also hoist bricks and stone to the upper levels using a pulley system The artist's representation of the technology and clothing of his own time was designed to make the biblical event more accessible to his audience The bold colors and simple forms give the work an engaging vibrancy which also draws in the viewer These features of Bavarian art stand in contrast to the jewel-like color linearity and demure physical types of the International style that flourished in painting and manuscript illumination made for many European courts during the same years in which this manuscript was made None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-construction-of-the-tower-of-babel-unknown/6825143/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 1 46 14 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-construction-of-the-tower-of-babel-unknown/6825143/ 1400 about 1400 - 1410 with addition in 1487 Nimrod Construction Workers Laborers Nimrod Towers Tempera colors gold silver paint and ink on parchment 335 6825143 True 1487 3/25/2012 11 54 37 AM lido getty edu-gm-obj2085 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 2085 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1400 1490 Regensburg Bavaria Germany Creation w235 x h335 cm about 1400 - 1410 with addition in 1487 False 0 6796875 Part the-construction-of-the-tower-of-babel-unknown The Construction of the Tower of Babel c 235 Tempera colors gold silver paint and ink on parchment Nimrod Construction Workers Laborers Nimrod Towers http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id 9QFIHRR9xwhvhg PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Tower of Babel in medieval miniature MS 33 Getty museum - World Chronicle |