An engraving titled "Nimrod Deciding Where to Build the Tower," the opening plate of the portfolio "The Tower of Babel," made by Jan Collaert I after a composition by Jan Snellinck I and published by Gerard de Jode in 1585. It illustrates the Genesis 10 to 11 figure of Nimrod, the mighty hunter and founder of Babel, at the moment of choosing the site for his tower. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 53.601.335(1), Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953.
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MediumEngraving, Jan Collaert I after Jan Snellinck I, 1585, Metropolitan Museum of Art 53.601.335(1) 1 Classification
Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Nimrod Deciding Where to Build the Tower, accession 53.601.335(1) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright, "Nimrod," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Nimrod Deciding Where to Build the Tower, accession 53.601.335(1) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Nimrod Deciding Where to Build the Tower, accession 53.601.335(1) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 53.601.335(1)
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An engraving titled "Nimrod Deciding Where to Build the Tower," the opening plate of the portfolio "The Tower of Babel," made by Jan Collaert I after a composition by Jan Snellinck I and published by Gerard de Jode in 1585.
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