Frederik van Valknborch, (Antwerp 1565 - 1622 Nuremberg). Building the tower of Babel. 1608.

Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dated lower right on the rock: .F.VV. 1608. 160 x 294 cm.

Provenance: - Zadick auction, Munich 16. July 1980.
- Zadick Munich, September / October 1981.
- Ruef art dealer, Munich, circa 1980/1.
- private collection, Germany .

Literature: - Wied, Alexander: Lucas und Marten van Valkenborch. Das Gesamtwerk mit kritischem Oeuvrekatalog, Freren 1990, S.239/40, Cat. No.20.
- Minkowski, Helmut: Vermutungen über den Turm zu Babel, Freren 1991, p. 204, No.322, Colour plate, p. 75.

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