Step up your sock game with Masterpieces' Tower of Babel art socks by Pieter Brueghel, the Elder. Featuring the intricate and captivating design of this iconic masterpiece, these socks are the perfect accessory for any art lover. Elevate your sock collection and showcase your sophisticated taste with these unique and stylish socks.
41-46 UK (7½-11½) US (8-12)
Artist: Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
Created: 1563
Dimensions (cm): 60 × 74.5
Format: oil on wood panel
Location: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Little Tower of Babel is one of the three paintings devoted to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, by Pieter Brugel.It depicts the construction of the Tower of Babel, meant to reach the heavens, in its namesake city. The first to be established after the great flood, by Noah’s descendants and unified under one language.
This defiant and prideful act was punished by God, by fracturing this established language into several distinct ones, damning the construction of the monument.
The pinch of satire in this artwork is evident in the architectural choice for the Tower's depiction. Inspired by Roman influence and often linked to the Colosseum, as it bears the symbolism of Man's arrogance and pride, awarded to it by its contemporary Christian circles.
This artwork bears an astounding level of detail, with its depiction of over 1000 workers overseeing hundreds of colored arches, with several brick types, laid from the lower to the upper levels, which we honored in our homage.
Despite its massive presence, if inspected up close, the Tower itself appears very fragile, even being tilted to its left, with many unfinished sectors and scaffolding present, ultimately injecting a sense of an unending cycle to the observer, of a sort of simultaneous construction with its impending and inevitable destruction.
This painting is a warning of the dangers present with Man's success, and how Mankind's creations can never rival the absolute omnipotence of God's power.
80% Combed Cotton, 17% Polyamide, 3% Elastane.
Made in Portugal using the most advanced craftsmanship to produce the finest seamless socks.
Wash inside out (40ºC/100ºF max). Do not tumble dry, iron.
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Tower of Babel - Pieter Brueghel, the Elder
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