Babylon Collection (#7)

The Fiery Furnace, 1881-83 (stained glass)
3475446 The Fiery Furnace, 1881-83 (stained glass) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); The Church of St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK; (add.info.: James Powell & Sons); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Babylon (coloured engraving)
2787949 Babylon (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylon. Illustration for Thirty Prints of Places mentioned in the Holy Scriptures illustrative)

Asirios y Babilonios (colour litho)
2810736 Asirios y Babilonios (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asirios y Babilonios)

Paris, Les nouvelles salles du musee Dieulafoy au Louvre (engraving)
3623933 Paris, Les nouvelles salles du musee Dieulafoy au Louvre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris)

In the fiery furnace by J James Tissot - Bible
3783550 In the fiery furnace by J James Tissot - Bible by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902) (after); (add.info.: In the fiery furnace by J James Tissot)

The Conqueror Conquered: Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon in the year 323 B. C. (engraving)
671268 The Conqueror Conquered: Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon in the year 323 B.C. (engraving) by English School

Tomb of the Prophet Jonah, and the River Khauser (engraving)
670659 Tomb of the Prophet Jonah, and the River Khauser (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of the Prophet Jonah, and the River Khauser)

The Tower of Babel, 1468-84 (detail) (fresco) (see also 736755) (b / w photo)
736756 The Tower of Babel, 1468-84 (detail) (fresco) (see also 736755) (b/w photo) by Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese di Sandro (1420-97); Camposanto, Pisa, Italy; (add.info.: Tour de Babel; ); Alinari

Gate guardian in the form of a lion, from the Temple of Dagan in Mari, Middle Euphrates
XIR240929 Gate guardian in the form of a lion, from the Temple of Dagan in Mari, Middle Euphrates, Isin-Larsa Period (copper) by Mesopotamian; 40x70 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Entrance to Temple High Mound Nimroud
LLM457945 Entrance to Temple High Mound Nimroud by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to Temple High Mound Nimroud)

Royal archers of Darius
LLM454860 Royal archers of Darius by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal archers of Darius. Enamelled bricks, obtained from the ruins of Susa by M Dieulafoy)

Ezekiels prophecy (tempera on plaster) (see also 397873)
BLP397872 Ezekiels prophecy (tempera on plaster) (see also 397873) by Jewish School, (2nd century); Dura-Europos Synagogue, National Museum of Damascus, Syria; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Plaque depicting a bust of the goddess Ishtah, 18th century BC (terracotta)
AMQ184114 Plaque depicting a bust of the goddess Ishtah, 18th century BC (terracotta) by Babylonian, (18th century BC); height: 9.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Ruines de Sispara, la ville antediluvienne (engraving)
2814539 Ruines de Sispara, la ville antediluvienne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruines de Sispara, la ville antediluvienne)

Lion of Babylon, 2nd millennium BC (black basalt sculpture)
AIS5338569 Lion of Babylon, 2nd millennium BC (black basalt sculpture) by Babylonian; Babylon, Iraq; (add.info.: Babylonian art)

By the Waters of Babylon They Sat Down and Wept, 1853 (oil on canvas)
1769851 By the Waters of Babylon They Sat Down and Wept, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Hastings, Kate Gardiner (1837-1925); 137.2x197.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Decameron de Boccaccio (Jean Boccaccio): the Chatelain Pericone welcomes Alatiel
LRI4634176 Decameron de Boccaccio (Jean Boccaccio): the Chatelain Pericone welcomes Alatiel, daughter of the sultan of Babylon Beminedab and her suite on the island of Mallorca

Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049861 Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; 5.6x4.6x2.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cuneiform tablet: private letter, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049858 Cuneiform tablet: private letter, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; 6.8x5.4x2.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Historical Atlas of Mesopotamia. Babylonia, Syria and Assyria. End of 18th century
GIA4709833 Historical Atlas of Mesopotamia. Babylonia, Syria and Assyria. End of 18th century. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Historical Atlas of Mesopotamia)

Mesopotamia: lower half of the diorite statue of Manishtusu (Manishtousu) (2270-2254 BC)
JLJ4667535 Mesopotamia: lower half of the diorite statue of Manishtusu (Manishtousu) (2270-2254 BC), King of Agade. 2300-2250 BC. From the site of Susa (Babylon)

Cyrus II the Great (580 BC - 530 BC) freed the captive peoples upon his arrival in
GIA4761729 Cyrus II the Great (580 BC - 530 BC) freed the captive peoples upon his arrival in Babylon in 539 BC and returned to the Jewish people the sacred vessels that had been taken as spoils in

View of the reconstructed temple of Ninmah, 6th century BC
LRI4732459 View of the reconstructed temple of Ninmah, 6th century BC by Babylonian, (6th century BC); Babylon, Iraq; (add.info.: Mesopotamia: Reconstructed temple of Ninmah, City of Babylon)

Detail of the gate of Ishtar, 580 BC
LRI4732395 Detail of the gate of Ishtar, 580 BC by Babylonian, (6th century BC); Babylon, Iraq; (add.info.: Mesopotamia: view of the ruins of the Ishtar Gate, inferior citation of Babylon, 580 BC)

Detail of a bull, relief of the Ishtar gate, 580 BC
LRI4732228 Detail of a bull, relief of the Ishtar gate, 580 BC by Babylonian, (6th century BC); Babylon, Iraq; (add.info.: Mesopotamia: detail of the reliefs of bulls, ruins of the Ishtar Gate)

Hammurabi praying before a sacred tree and the sacred tree formed from three goats
XIR205461 Hammurabi praying before a sacred tree and the sacred tree formed from three goats, from Larsa, Southern Mesopotamia, c.1750 BC (bronze & gold) by Mesopotamian, (18th century BC); Louvre

The Tower of Babel (oil on canvas)
NCM95441 The Tower of Babel (oil on canvas) by Verhaecht, Tobias (1561-1631); 198.2x232.2 cm; Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery; eNorwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery; Flemish, out of copyright

Belshazzars Feast, c. 1600
BON78187 Belshazzars Feast, c.1600 by Mutter, Jan Harmensz. (1570-1625) (follower of); 101.7x127 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Jardins Suspendus De Babylone (engraving)
5989641 Jardins Suspendus De Babylone (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jardins Suspendus De Babylone)

Return of the Israelites from their captivity in Babylon (colour litho)
5226878 Return of the Israelites from their captivity in Babylon (colour litho) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Captives in Babylon (engraving)
5220327 The Captives in Babylon (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Captives in Babylon)

Gustave Dore Bible: Babylon fallen (engraving)
5221507 Gustave Dore Bible: Babylon fallen (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylon fallen)

At School in Babylon (colour litho)
5211924 At School in Babylon (colour litho) by Billings, Edwin Tryon (1824-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: At School in Babylon)

Babylon taken by the Army of Cyrus the Great (engraving)
5218680 Babylon taken by the Army of Cyrus the Great (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylon taken by the Army of Cyrus the Great)

Tower of Babel, 1610-25 (oil on canvas)
5917368 Tower of Babel, 1610-25 (oil on canvas) by Netherlandish School, (17th century); 98.5x134 cm; Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava, Slovakia; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Entrance of Alexander The Great into Babylon after the Battle of Arbeles
LSE4088389 Entrance of Alexander The Great into Babylon after the Battle of ArbelAs, 331 BC - Liebig advertising sticker, 19th century by French School

Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Daniel prophete. Prophete Daniel reveals to King
XEE4138519 Bible of Royaumont, Old Testament: Daniel prophete. Prophete Daniel reveals to King Nebuchadnezzar II a dream he had, and explains to him what he meant. Illustration from 1811

Sacred bull - enamel brick reliefs from the Ishtar Gate - Babylon - 604-562 BCE
LSE4319244 Sacred bull - enamel brick reliefs from the Ishtar Gate - Babylon - 604-562 BCE - Nabuchadnezzor period Archeological Museum Istanbul - A bull

The death of Belshazzar 538 BC (litho)
994179 The death of Belshazzar 538 BC (litho) by Gandy, Herbert (1857-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations circa 1920 s); English, out of copyright

Site of Babylon (engraving)
3622958 Site of Babylon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Site of Babylon. Illustration for Biblical Monuments by William Harris Rule)

The Fiery Furnace, 1870 (stained glass)
3475463 The Fiery Furnace, 1870 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); All Saints Church, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, UK; (add.info.: Shadrach)

Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1513-14 (mixed media on canvas)
3588554 Pyramus and Thisbe, c.1513-14 (mixed media on canvas) by Deutsch, Niklaus Manuel (1484-1530); 151.5x161 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: In Ovids Metamorphoses)

Juifs de Babylone (engraving)
3635587 Juifs de Babylone (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juifs de Babylone. Illustration for Les Races Humaines by Louis Figuier (Hachette, 1872)

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"Babylon: A Timeless Tale of Grandeur and Mystery" Step into the enchanting world of Babylon, a city that has captivated imaginations for centuries. From the awe-inspiring Hanging Gardens to the majestic Ishtar Gate, this ancient metropolis holds secrets waiting to be unraveled. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, were a testament to human ingenuity and beauty. Imagine strolling through lush greenery cascading from towering terraces, creating an oasis in the heart of a bustling city. At Berlin's Pergamon Museum, you can catch a glimpse of history with the Ishtar Gate from Babylon. Its vibrant blue glazed bricks adorned with mythical creatures transport you back to an era when artistry knew no bounds. Legend intertwines with reality as we recall Daniel and Belshazzar's tale within these walls. The prophetic visions and mysterious writings have fascinated scholars throughout time, leaving us pondering their significance even today. Babylon's lion roared proudly along its Processional Way, symbolizing power and majesty. This magnificent creature decorated this grand avenue where kings paraded during religious ceremonies—a sight that must have left spectators in awe. As depicted by John Martin's masterpiece "The Fall of Babylon, " we witness destruction amidst chaos—an epic scene capturing both tragedy and triumph. The artist skillfully portrays the downfall of this once-mighty empire while reminding us that all great civilizations eventually face their demise. Delve deeper into history through artifacts like Cyrus the Great's Cylinder—its Akkadian cuneiform script revealing tales long forgotten. These relics offer glimpses into everyday life in ancient Babylonia—the customs, beliefs, and achievements etched onto clay tablets for eternity. A chronological chart brings together visions from Daniel and John—two prophets who transcended time itself. Their prophecies continue to intrigue scholars seeking meaning behind cryptic symbols and divine messages.