It was known as the Encyclopedic Style. You painted everything into the painting that should have been there, thus you might have a ship in the distant background on a river. If you looked very closely, you would see sailors climbing the rigging and barrels roped together on deck.
As a brazilian-portuguese speaker, I admit that my mind got extremely confused with the 0:55! Great to see a new video in your channel! Keep the great work!
I really appreciate this channels perspective. Next semester I'm taking art history partly because this channel made me realize the complexity that art holds!
@@HarvardArchaeology Not only is that a blatant lie as he is never depicted as being fair skinned, Nimrod isnt a real person there is not a single historic non-biblical text or document that names him. which for a king, is almost entirely impossible. There is no evidence he exists, aside from the bible, which is largely agreed upon to be a fictional story about morals rather than a real, historical account of events. I will never understand people like you who try to lie about historical figures being black, its so degrading and, frankly, racist, as if there were no famous historical black people (they do exist), so you have to re-write history to say "Look!! That famous guy from history was black!!".
So much fun in one painting! I love that the white stripe up the side of the building is where the lime (for the mortar) is being hauled up and the red is for the brick dust. Such wonderful attention to detail. There are supposed to be over a thousand people in the painting! I am not going to count them!
The Great Tower of Babel is at the Art History Museum in Vienna, I've seen it irl a few times. If you ever go to Vienna this museum has to be on your list.
Unrelated, but I was extremely proud of how I was able to understand both portuguese and german during your explanation of the tower of Babel, while being an Spanish native speaker 😅 Yay me!
I love this painting because of the small details, but I've only ever saw it on a basic level. Now that i watched your video i realized i missed out on a lot, thank u for this informative video
This was hilarious and so infotaining, thank you so much! The ghost guy is not a ghost guy. White and yellow pigments tend to disappear at a molecular level, so white things go transparent and paintings with green (blue + yellow) get "blue-sickness".
It's quite generally known and to be honest I am starting to think our wonderful host also knows and was making a joke with the ghost thing 🙂 If you are looking for world famous cases of blue-sickness, Vermeer springs to mind. But even in this video you can establish it yourself; look at the linens the home makers are hanging up, they are see through as well. Once you see it, you see it everywhere in anything earlier than 1750.
All of these little details truly bring painted works to life. It's not just a general capture of something cool or beautiful, but it's a detailed description of life back then (even if the details are made up because paintings aren't photographs)
I love love love your channel. Fantastically humorous way to educate on classic paintings. Your channel deserves many many more subscribers than what it has currently. It’s a great complementary channel to Great Art Explained, another equally fabulous and well researched channel.
Lots of medival and Renaissance painters depicted historical and mythological characters dresses in contemporary dresses cause they had pretty much no idea how like people dressed in the past.
That, and it brought the Bible stories closer to the contemporary viewer. It would still be an interesting technique - apostles in hoodies and sweatpants...
Babel and Nimrod were long before the Babalonian Empire and Babylon. Is there any real knowledge about culture and clothing that reaches that far back? Definitely calling it the Middle East is not correct. That is a modern term with modern cultural associations. By the way, as far as I understand, Nimrod was a Nephilim, which would explain why he would want to avenge the death of the other Nephilim, which was the point of the flood according to 1 Enoch. But how Nimrod survived and where the post flood Nephilim came from (like Goliath and the rest that God instructed Israel to wipe out in the land after Moses died), I haven't heard anyone having any firm ideas about that.
but they gave them quirky features that would set them apart from their own time... sandals for example, this inmediately said "classical period" and pagans were depicted with turbans (even if they were supposed to be germanic or celtic pagans) and were using scimitars instead of straight swords.... but those scimitars would usually be more like europeans curved blades than eastern ones
I love this channel and it's presentation and delivery!! Makes it easy for average people like myself to understand and appreciate art especially the historical pieces. And the humor and real life scenarios behind them! Also I'm wondering how large this piece is in real life?! The details of this and many other pieces are really impressive!
@@londongael414awesome thanks I did look for the answer I promise but thanks for the reply. Now I can imagine it much better! Ahh I realize I didn't watch all the way thru first time. Even still much appreciated.
Breugel is like a humanist Bosch with an eye for the everyday (in my opinion, feel free to disagree!) Love his paintings and this video! Always enjoy your laidback but very informative style.
One of my favourite artists, always so much to look at, the need to keep returning and look for anything missed, the detail, busy all the way to the horizon, the paintings ensure you want to carefully look at every brush stroke, its demanding.
I didn't know about this piece. As a Christian, I really appreciated your treatment of the original account. Well done. It gives such a big lesson about communication,. If we're not all speaking the same language, literally or symbolically, nothing can get accomplished (FYI: Not meant to be the conclusion of this account in the Bible, but just a thought that came to mind about how teams, staff, people are able to get things done when we're on the same page and understand each other).
Hmm. Are you sure that’s the lesson here? It was God after all who confused their language. And God being God knows what he’s doing and knows what’s best.
Thanks for your question. I wasn't trying to imply that that was the moral of the story or question God's judgment. There are many lessons you can glean from one story I'm sure.
That’s actually the real point of the story. God wasn’t worried that humans would reach Heaven, he was worried that we were working together and that that would make us like gods, and that’s why he made us speak different languages. Pretty evil and narcissistic, right?
@@88marome Not that it would make us like gods, but that we would think we were like God. Can’t you see the difference? Insult God at your own risk. You’ve been warned.
@@SandyL0uise wouldn't that just prove him right? I mean if you're omnipotent and omniscient, can you really be that petty? And if you really are why don't you make your presence more obvious, not let your puppet-show speculate about you existance and jump to conclusions?
I love watching your videos, I study art history and know many things already but still learn some new things here and there in all of your videos or learn about new connections that I haven't thought of before! 🙂
I really enjoy these vids , I've never been into painting ,and I've been oh yeah pretty painting , but your vids has gotten me interested in them and realizing there is so much more of a story in each painting 😁
I love that early humans tried to make a skyscraper and god rewarded them with French, that is just so funny. I wonder if what actually happened (if it happened at all) was more akin to high altitude confusion that people sometimes get from low oxygen
Pieter Breugel the Elder and Hieronymous Bosch's paintings are so dense with details and characters that you want to take a magnifying glass and explore every corner
Yes! It pertains to today. A point I was hoping the narrator would have recognized. As Josephus said at 1:55, this is just what is happening today. But instead she took it as an opportunity to trash the Catholic king. So typical of the post modern art historian.
@@SandyL0uise Hmmm, I missed any trashing. She explains everything in the same tone. I think the whole video is a point out of how it pertains to today, personally.
It's my most favourite painting and my most favourite Bible story! The bible story is actually a blueprint of how to rule as an autocrat (like god does). God didn't want someone to reach him, so he divided the people, that there would be misunderstanding and that they couldn't work together anymore. Gen 11: 6-7: The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”
This painting is one of my favorites also. I think that its message is that human hubris is bound to fail in the face of God's omnipotence. Adam and Eve failed also not only for disobedience but for aspiring to God's omniscience,,,,,,,,
Northern Renaissance is much my bias than High Renaissance because how the subjects are mostly ordinary people yet still has paintings of the nobles but the great attention to detail is impressive.❤
pls do "the last supper" next time, it's kind of interesting, many details and complex aspect p/s: Your chanel is soo good, can't even say how much i love it
How large is the painting? Edit: 114 cm × 155 cm (45 in × 61 in) So several feet in each direction. I was wondering if it was small like a Dali painting.
@@mrocto329 Google has explained here to me that 1 feet = 12 inches. The original person would be a bit wrong then. Bit ok, 4x5 ft would be 48x60 in. And that would be 122 x 152 cm. Or 1,22 x 1,52 m. Got it. Big, but not that big. Actually kinda small, I was expecting it to be "big" as in 2-3m big. In the end the point is: wouldn't it be much practical if the conversion was already at the screen?
@@HelgaCavoli I don't know how to write this without seeming to be rude so I'll just ask: What country/language are you from where you use a comma instead of a decimal point?
Another lovely film. Thank you. I wonder if the Tower might represent the Church of the time and its expanse across the globe. It appears to be "Built on the Rock", ie Peter, who almost appears to be peeking out at us from the centre of the painting.
It wasn't that unusual to see biblical subjects depicted in contemporary dress/surroundings during the Medieval/Renaissance time period. Same for classical (Helenistic) narratives.
Yeah they did that so people could understand better what the subject was. Most people couldn't read so the only way they could experience the biblical or ancient greek stories was through the paintings. It doesn't do anyone any good if they are looking at a hyper historically accurate painting and they don't know what they are looking at.
Speaking of leaving nothing to the imagination, would love to see your take on The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, but that would take a lot of blurring or be age restricted. Or some Dali pieces.
I always wondered why the Tower of Babel is usually portrayed as super stout and not crazy tall. Did people forget about mountains and think that would almost be high enough. Or did people want to show in these depictions how they couldn’t possibly have made it that high. And showing it taller and more accomplished would destroy the „moral“ of the story?
It was known as the Encyclopedic Style. You painted everything into the painting that should have been there, thus you might have a ship in the distant background on a river. If you looked very closely, you would see sailors climbing the rigging and barrels roped together on deck.
Nice!
Wow!
Hello, that is very interesting. I couldn't find more information about it. Could you help me a little? Any author?
@@marinieves9717 theres no such acknowledged style.
If you think Breughel is over-detailed, you should see anything by Hieronymous Bosch. Or "the Deluge", I forget who dud that one.
As a brazilian-portuguese speaker, I admit that my mind got extremely confused with the 0:55! Great to see a new video in your channel! Keep the great work!
Thank youuu!
Same!
German speaker here that got confused too 😂
I was freaking out for a second. Nice to hear Portuguese tho!
for a moment i tought something in my computer broke and it was trying to tell me lmao
Breugel is one of my favorite Northern Renaissance artists, he loved to show the candid side of humanity.
Bosch with a sense of humor.
I live in his city where previously he lived.
There is a statue in his honor 600m from my home
Have you been to Vienna yet? The Kunsthistorische Museum hast a big collection of his paintings. I spent hours in front of them when I was a kid.
@@agneskirsch8335 On my bucket list and certainly will visit it,thanks for the tip
I really appreciate this channels perspective. Next semester I'm taking art history partly because this channel made me realize the complexity that art holds!
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It’s a visual history of man’s actions and thoughts!! Enjoy the class it will be fun I promise!
Is there something interesting you've learnt that you could share with us?
My moms an art history major/art dealer and I always recommend this channel to her ❤❤❤
Wow, thank you!
Nimrod was black ethiopian. You need to tell her that history too. Then go to carthage history.
@@HarvardArchaeology Not only is that a blatant lie as he is never depicted as being fair skinned, Nimrod isnt a real person
there is not a single historic non-biblical text or document that names him. which for a king, is almost entirely impossible. There is no evidence he exists, aside from the bible, which is largely agreed upon to be a fictional story about morals rather than a real, historical account of events.
I will never understand people like you who try to lie about historical figures being black, its so degrading and, frankly, racist, as if there were no famous historical black people (they do exist), so you have to re-write history to say "Look!! That famous guy from history was black!!".
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I got so freaked out when at 00:53 my native language was suddenly spoken, then I got the joke and just cracked it lmao
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What did it say?
@@ExMeroMotu9 "he confused their language so that no one could understand them"
@GoodForWho Makes sense now. Thanks for your knowledge. Have a good rest of your day my friend.
sim hahah eu fiquei confusa sobre de onde tava saindo esse som
I have this picture as a 9120 piece puzzle. Took over a year to finish. Framed it and it takes up a 5x7 foot wall space. Great conversation piece.
Is the pooping guy in it?
@@majorramsey3kof course he is!
If my Art Humanities classes were as interesting as these videos, I would have paid more attention. 👍❤️
So much fun in one painting!
I love that the white stripe up the side of the building is where the lime (for the mortar) is being hauled up and the red is for the brick dust. Such wonderful attention to detail.
There are supposed to be over a thousand people in the painting!
I am not going to count them!
The detail is otherworldly! He’s like a artist AND an architect. Makes it hard to look away 😳
The Great Tower of Babel is at the Art History Museum in Vienna, I've seen it irl a few times. If you ever go to Vienna this museum has to be on your list.
And the smaller one is in Rotterdam at the Boymans van Beuningen museum.
Unrelated, but I was extremely proud of how I was able to understand both portuguese and german during your explanation of the tower of Babel, while being an Spanish native speaker 😅 Yay me!
I love this painting because of the small details, but I've only ever saw it on a basic level. Now that i watched your video i realized i missed out on a lot, thank u for this informative video
Thank you so much 😀
Could probably look at it for hours & still miss plenty
Same. I watched it this summer and loved it, but missed so much detail. Art is so much better if you know the nuances and details!
This was hilarious and so infotaining, thank you so much!
The ghost guy is not a ghost guy. White and yellow pigments tend to disappear at a molecular level, so white things go transparent and paintings with green (blue + yellow) get "blue-sickness".
That’s interesting. Is it true? You’d think an art expert would know that.
I'd love for her to comment on this, or even better, explore a painting where this has occurred on a grander scale.
It's quite generally known and to be honest I am starting to think our wonderful host also knows and was making a joke with the ghost thing 🙂 If you are looking for world famous cases of blue-sickness, Vermeer springs to mind. But even in this video you can establish it yourself; look at the linens the home makers are hanging up, they are see through as well. Once you see it, you see it everywhere in anything earlier than 1750.
Maybe it's Chiron, and the water that surrounds the tower is the river Styx!
@@SandyL0uise you can always learn from each other.I live in the city he possible lived,a buste of Breugel is nearly 600m of my house
YESSSS! Another *Art Deco* video!!
My day has just become infinitely better🤗
All of these little details truly bring painted works to life. It's not just a general capture of something cool or beautiful, but it's a detailed description of life back then (even if the details are made up because paintings aren't photographs)
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I love your channel! I'm from Germany btw and did not expect to hear a german sentence in your video! ❤
I love that you inserted sonder into this analysis, it's great to see a new word being used. It's from the dictionary of obscure sorrows.
I enjoy your contributions to society so much. My family watches it with me. Thank you so much.
The whole vibe, colors of the video makes me so comfy, combined with your voice, I wanna fall asleep to it.
Real pleasure to see an upload! Thanks.
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I love this painting so much and I was so happy to see it at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna four years ago.
I love love love your channel. Fantastically humorous way to educate on classic paintings. Your channel deserves many many more subscribers than what it has currently. It’s a great complementary channel to Great Art Explained, another equally fabulous and well researched channel.
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That would have been perfect!! 😂😂😂
I feel so shallow ... but I cant help but snicker when I hear the name "Nimrod". Thanks, I always love your videos!
You’re meant to. It’s from King Nimrod where we get the term “nimrod”, which means “a foolish or inept person”.
Lots of medival and Renaissance painters depicted historical and mythological characters dresses in contemporary dresses cause they had pretty much no idea how like people dressed in the past.
That, and it brought the Bible stories closer to the contemporary viewer. It would still be an interesting technique - apostles in hoodies and sweatpants...
Babel and Nimrod were long before the Babalonian Empire and Babylon. Is there any real knowledge about culture and clothing that reaches that far back? Definitely calling it the Middle East is not correct. That is a modern term with modern cultural associations. By the way, as far as I understand, Nimrod was a Nephilim, which would explain why he would want to avenge the death of the other Nephilim, which was the point of the flood according to 1 Enoch. But how Nimrod survived and where the post flood Nephilim came from (like Goliath and the rest that God instructed Israel to wipe out in the land after Moses died), I haven't heard anyone having any firm ideas about that.
but they gave them quirky features that would set them apart from their own time... sandals for example, this inmediately said "classical period" and pagans were depicted with turbans (even if they were supposed to be germanic or celtic pagans) and were using scimitars instead of straight swords.... but those scimitars would usually be more like europeans curved blades than eastern ones
Finally, you’re back. 😭😭😭😭😭 You’re videos are always worth the wait. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love this channel and it's presentation and delivery!! Makes it easy for average people like myself to understand and appreciate art especially the historical pieces. And the humor and real life scenarios behind them! Also I'm wondering how large this piece is in real life?! The details of this and many other pieces are really impressive!
four foot X five foot. It says, in the video.
@@londongael414awesome thanks I did look for the answer I promise but thanks for the reply. Now I can imagine it much better! Ahh I realize I didn't watch all the way thru first time. Even still much appreciated.
@@meanmommy77 You're welcome! 😊
It's 4 ft x 5 ft, which is roughly 1,20mt x 1,50mt
A wonderful introduction to this mysterious painting. I recall being captivated by this painting when I first saw it as a boy, some 60 years ago.
Your videos are so good. And your style of talking. I love it.
Thank you so much!
Breugel is like a humanist Bosch with an eye for the everyday (in my opinion, feel free to disagree!) Love his paintings and this video! Always enjoy your laidback but very informative style.
The Bruegel paintings are something else, like a where's waldo of different easter eggs.
omg i love you. never ever in my life I interested about meanings behind paintings. When i first saw ur video, the way you explain is top notch
So excited when I saw new video today! 🎉 I could listen to your beautiful voice all day! This one is very timely, awesome work.
Garden of Earthly Delights. I'm not gonna stop asking until you do it!
When the little voice spoke Brazilian Portuguese I was proud (L) thank you
One of my favourite artists, always so much to look at, the need to keep returning and look for anything missed, the detail, busy all the way to the horizon, the paintings ensure you want to carefully look at every brush stroke, its demanding.
I didn't know about this piece. As a Christian, I really appreciated your treatment of the original account. Well done. It gives such a big lesson about communication,. If we're not all speaking the same language, literally or symbolically, nothing can get accomplished (FYI: Not meant to be the conclusion of this account in the Bible, but just a thought that came to mind about how teams, staff, people are able to get things done when we're on the same page and understand each other).
Hmm. Are you sure that’s the lesson here? It was God after all who confused their language. And God being God knows what he’s doing and knows what’s best.
Thanks for your question. I wasn't trying to imply that that was the moral of the story or question God's judgment. There are many lessons you can glean from one story I'm sure.
That’s actually the real point of the story. God wasn’t worried that humans would reach Heaven, he was worried that we were working together and that that would make us like gods, and that’s why he made us speak different languages. Pretty evil and narcissistic, right?
@@88marome Not that it would make us like gods, but that we would think we were like God. Can’t you see the difference?
Insult God at your own risk. You’ve been warned.
@@SandyL0uise wouldn't that just prove him right? I mean if you're omnipotent and omniscient, can you really be that petty? And if you really are why don't you make your presence more obvious, not let your puppet-show speculate about you existance and jump to conclusions?
Today, I learned Nimrod isn't just a random insult for a person who isn't very smart
Nimrod means mighty hunter. That's why Bugs Bunny frequently said, "What a nimrod!" ,referring sarcastically to Elmer Fudd.😊
The "where's Waldo?" comment. Art Deco is the best: always insightful and interesting but never without those smart funny moments.
I love watching your videos, I study art history and know many things already but still learn some new things here and there in all of your videos or learn about new connections that I haven't thought of before! 🙂
"Nimrod was the great grandaon of Noah"
Along with everyone else in the world, I guess.
How true! 😂😂
Makes you wonder. Prob a parable but I find it hard to fathom that ppl that were much closer to like...Farming wouldn't know inbreeding bad.
I really enjoy these vids , I've never been into painting ,and I've been oh yeah pretty painting , but your vids has gotten me interested in them and realizing there is so much more of a story in each painting 😁
I could spend the rest of my life studying every single inch of that painting. I love all kinds of hidden details. Easter eggs!
I was just rewatching all of your videos - love your work ❤
Wow, thank you so much!
I love that early humans tried to make a skyscraper and god rewarded them with French, that is just so funny. I wonder if what actually happened (if it happened at all) was more akin to high altitude confusion that people sometimes get from low oxygen
From someone with an extreme fear of heights, I have to admit that I get a little nervous looking at the people a the top of the tower!
Maybe it's a metaphore...
It's a biblical legend, period.
So says you. Period.@@myriamickx7969
Most likely it was a just-so story--ancient people wondered why there were different languages and came up with this story to explain it.
I really like this painting. It isbone of those works where you could gaze upon it 100 times and still find new, interesting details.
I adore this channel and this particular video piqued my interest. The painting is dingy and precise. Using my imagination, I can smell the filth. 😅
Brazil mentioned! Let's gooo!
Nice video and editing as always :D
Pieter Breugel the Elder and Hieronymous Bosch's paintings are so dense with details and characters that you want to take a magnifying glass and explore every corner
OK FINE the pooper got me to click it 😂
Amazing analysis as always. I think the entire description could pertain to today. Ah humans, we just never learn.
Yes! It pertains to today. A point I was hoping the narrator would have recognized. As Josephus said at 1:55, this is just what is happening today. But instead she took it as an opportunity to trash the Catholic king. So typical of the post modern art historian.
@@SandyL0uise Hmmm, I missed any trashing. She explains everything in the same tone. I think the whole video is a point out of how it pertains to today, personally.
I was thinking the same thing... Tower, Gold, crazy followers! All to find out it was a great biggly scam.
@@beckymiller6703 And everyone just a distracted worker bee.
@@catserver8577 Hello! She speculates that the tyrannical Nimrod was King Phillip II at 6:46.
All I see is a wonderful detailed picture of building methods and general working/life conditions of the working families. A fabulous piece*****
It's my most favourite painting and my most favourite Bible story! The bible story is actually a blueprint of how to rule as an autocrat (like god does). God didn't want someone to reach him, so he divided the people, that there would be misunderstanding and that they couldn't work together anymore. Gen 11: 6-7: The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”
This painting is one of my favorites also. I think that its message is that human hubris is bound to fail in the face of God's omnipotence. Adam and Eve failed also not only for disobedience but for aspiring to God's omniscience,,,,,,,,
Northern Renaissance is much my bias than High Renaissance because how the subjects are mostly ordinary people yet still has paintings of the nobles but the great attention to detail is impressive.❤
wow, i'm early!!
love your commentary videos sm, the painting is beautiful too
Yay, thank you!
Really enjoy your explanation. I get to see great art, learn and am entertained.
Plus you’re great at looking in a slightly off-kilter way.
I’ve got this as a puzzle, 9120 pieces I think. It’s massive and I had it framed. Great to see a video on it.
Fantastic narration! Very insightful!
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Was very happy to see a notification from your channel. You ae so entertaining as well as informative.
Thank you!
I love this channel ❤️...
Love the narration 💞💖💕
pls do "the last supper" next time, it's kind of interesting, many details and complex aspect
p/s: Your chanel is soo good, can't even say how much i love it
This presentation was amazing. Subscribed.
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Always look forward to watching. Great channel!
My favourite so far!! Thank you!!
I so enjoy this channel!! Always, the most interesting content.
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The pixel is so great
How large is the painting?
Edit: 114 cm × 155 cm (45 in × 61 in) So several feet in each direction. I was wondering if it was small like a Dali painting.
approximately 4 ft x 5 ft. Pretty big!
So.. 11,4m x 15,5m ? Yep, big!!
@@HelgaCavoli it's 1,14 to 1,55 meters, as 100 cm = 10 dm = 1 m. You have it off by one digit.
@@mrocto329 Google has explained here to me that 1 feet = 12 inches. The original person would be a bit wrong then. Bit ok, 4x5 ft would be 48x60 in. And that would be 122 x 152 cm. Or 1,22 x 1,52 m.
Got it. Big, but not that big. Actually kinda small, I was expecting it to be "big" as in 2-3m big.
In the end the point is: wouldn't it be much practical if the conversion was already at the screen?
@@HelgaCavoli I don't know how to write this without seeming to be rude so I'll just ask: What country/language are you from where you use a comma instead of a decimal point?
Another lovely film. Thank you. I wonder if the Tower might represent the Church of the time and its expanse across the globe. It appears to be "Built on the Rock", ie Peter, who almost appears to be peeking out at us from the centre of the painting.
It wasn't that unusual to see biblical subjects depicted in contemporary dress/surroundings during the Medieval/Renaissance time period. Same for classical (Helenistic) narratives.
Yeah they did that so people could understand better what the subject was. Most people couldn't read so the only way they could experience the biblical or ancient greek stories was through the paintings. It doesn't do anyone any good if they are looking at a hyper historically accurate painting and they don't know what they are looking at.
I saw this painting over a decade ago, but didn't remember the name or artist and been wanting to find it again for so long ❤
What a fun painting and review too! Thank you!
I wasn't expecting hearing my native language on one of your videos 😅 what a pleasant surprise!
I love Bruegel's stuff, that guy was possessed!
'The Blind Leading the Blind' is my favourite.
What an enticing narration and editorial way to tell a story.
Not to nag, but the Tower of Babel is in Genesis, a pre-Christian book.
As for the restful era of simple art, I recommend cave paintings.
Great video, Art Deco! Have you read Ted Chiang’s story ‘Tower of Babylon’ ? It sprang to mind upon seeing this detailed painting . . .
Hey, PT-BR and DE? 😄 I do appreciate the languages used since I understood both and could still get along with other fellow Babelians. 😁
Thanks for another fun video.
Thanks for watching, Dave! And thank you for the Super Thanks!!
the old version of sand castle
Holy cow. It looks just like a sand castle!
You have such a beautiful voice
My compliments on your historical accuracy. You seem to be well read.
Thank you for the wonderful video!
Hieronymus Bosch has to be next. He originated Bruegel’s style. And he painted a music score on someone’s butt and it sounds haunting
I feel so edumacated now. But it was a wonderful post and thoroughly enjoyable. I'm so sonderwhelmed...lol
What painting is flashed several times, specifically at 6:03, of the two confused looking ladies? Love their expressions!
Very interesting stuff. 🙏🏼
Enjoyed the video!!❤
Hello how are you doing?
Speaking of leaving nothing to the imagination, would love to see your take on The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, but that would take a lot of blurring or be age restricted.
Or some Dali pieces.
Please do a video onThe Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch!! If you already did I can not find it and I’d love to see your take!
Do Allegories Of Sight, please - do much art in one painting!😍
"Goofy look..." put that down to the European proclivity for the Mongalo'd.
Super video and great analysis
One interpretation I really like is:
People can accomplish divine things when they work towards a common goal.
This is a superb video! 😍
It might be a good idea, though, to sometimes take pauses to let us digest what has just been said 😉
Metric measurements versus Imperial ones is a Babbel joke in itself.
I truly enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
I was like..."here comes the Babel sponsor ship" for most of the video.
I always wondered why the Tower of Babel is usually portrayed as super stout and not crazy tall.
Did people forget about mountains and think that would almost be high enough.
Or did people want to show in these depictions how they couldn’t possibly have made it that high. And showing it taller and more accomplished would destroy the „moral“ of the story?