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Engraving of a tall spiraling tower in clouds, a man raising his arm on a stone block, and robed figures gathered below.

La confusion des langues

A black-and-white engraving shows a tall spiraling tower rising into dramatic clouds, while a bearded man raises one arm atop a stone block and a crowd of robed figures gathers around him. Workers with heavy blocks fill the lower foreground, and the crosshatched lines give the scene a dense, dark texture.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1865
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3088 × 3844 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1865; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La confusión de las lenguas

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra una torre en espiral que se eleva entre nubes dramáticas, mientras un hombre barbudo alza un brazo sobre un bloque de piedra y una multitud con túnicas se reúne a su alrededor. Obreros con bloques pesados llenan el primer plano, y las líneas cruzadas crean una textura oscura y densa.

Português: A confusão das línguas

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra uma torre em espiral que se eleva entre nuvens dramáticas, enquanto um homem barbudo ergue um braço sobre um bloco de pedra e uma multidão de figuras com mantos se reúne ao redor. Trabalhadores com blocos pesados ocupam o primeiro plano, e as linhas cruzadas criam uma textura escura e densa.

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