Hendrick van Cleve III, circle of - King Nimrod before the Tower of Babel - image-1

Lot 1222 Dα

Hendrick van Cleve III, circle of - King Nimrod before the Tower of Babel

Auction 1067 - overview Cologne
21.05.2016, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 24.000 € - 28.000 €
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Hendrick van Cleve III, circle of

King Nimrod before the Tower of Babel

Oil on panel (with the panel mark of Michel Claessens). 42.5 x 66.3 cm.

The old testament story of the tower of Babel (Gen. 11,1-9) occurs after the great flood and before Abraham's journey to Haran. It completes a series of tales relating to the hubris of man. The tower of Babel motif was highly popular in Netherlandish art. It was painted by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Lucas van Valckenburgh, and particularly frequently by Marten van Cleve, to whose works the present image bears the closest resemblance.

Provenance

Private ownership, Belgium.