The Tower of Babel: detail

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on oak

Venus Shooting an Arrow Through an Opening of the Tower: detail, from Le Roman de la Rose

Manuscript, French, 15C; tempera, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard

Tower of Babel, center: men laying bricks on an arch

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: men on scaffolding

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: men, carts, and a horse

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: houses at left in the distance

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: mason working on a block

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: clouds obscure a portion of the tower and scaffolding

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: men on a raft in the harbor

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: construction of the right side with workmen using treadwheels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

Tower of Babel: harbor with ships and materials on the dock

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on panel

The Tower of Babel: detail

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on oak

The Tower of Babel

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; 3 ft. 8 7/8 in. x 5 ft. 1 1/32 in.; oil on oak

The Tower of Babel: tower and city

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on oak

The Tower of Babel: construction

Pieter Bruegel the Elder; oil on oak