Lot 285 – Elegant engraving depicting the Tower of Babel

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Current Auction: N. 17
AMERICAN DESIGN & EUROPEAN GRAPHICS
( Rome, July 06-07, 2022 - 5:00 P.M. CEST )

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It bears the inscription in Latin and French: ‘ Definit atolli aedificium Babel propter confusam linguarum varietatem – l’Edifice de Babel cesse d’etre eslev? a cause de la confusion qui y survient par la diversit? des langues. Gen. II’. Realized on laid paper and watermark; present flaws, unframed. Copper engraving, dimensions 5.3×6.6 in.

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