The Original Collection

The Tower of Babel

The Tower of Babel

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

c. 1563

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder transforms the biblical tale into a vivid architectural fantasy.

He depicts the tower as an immense but flawed structure, its mismatched sections revealing the impossibility of its completion and the cracks hinting at the collapse to come. Bruegel reframes failure as structural rather than moral, anticipating modern concerns about scale, systems, and unintended consequences.

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Reference Value of Original Artwork (for context only): $150,000,000

Buyout price: 34,091 XRP

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Notes on mint

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Licencing

This work is believed to be in the public domain in the United Kingdom on the basis that the creator died more than 70 years ago, and no other known restrictions apply under applicable copyright law.

This work is believed to be in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930.

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