It was known as the Encyclopedic Style. You painted everything into the painting that should have been there, thus you might have a ship in the distant background on a river. If you looked very closely, you would see sailors climbing the rigging and barrels roped together on deck.

@joondeeyap3755

7 ай бұрын

Nice!

@purpleandpeach

7 ай бұрын

Wow!

@marinieves9717

7 ай бұрын

Hello, that is very interesting. I couldn't find more information about it. Could you help me a little? Any author?

@zentriffid

7 ай бұрын

@@marinieves9717 theres no such acknowledged style.

@trevormillar1576

7 ай бұрын

If you think Breughel is over-detailed, you should see anything by Hieronymous Bosch. Or "the Deluge", I forget who dud that one.

Breugel is one of my favorite Northern Renaissance artists, he loved to show the candid side of humanity.

@tjenadonn6158

7 ай бұрын

Bosch with a sense of humor.

@sosteve9113

7 ай бұрын

I live in his city where previously he lived. There is a statue in his honor 600m from my home

@agneskirsch8335

5 ай бұрын

Have you been to Vienna yet? The Kunsthistorische Museum hast a big collection of his paintings. I spent hours in front of them when I was a kid.

@sosteve9113

5 ай бұрын

@@agneskirsch8335 On my bucket list and certainly will visit it,thanks for the tip

As a brazilian-portuguese speaker, I admit that my mind got extremely confused with the 0:55! Great to see a new video in your channel! Keep the great work!

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thank youuu!

@dioniziomorais8138

7 ай бұрын

Same!

@Lucia-qq7ki

7 ай бұрын

German speaker here that got confused too 😂

@smadnama

7 ай бұрын

I was freaking out for a second. Nice to hear Portuguese tho!

@ibisfloatingcat6499

7 ай бұрын

for a moment i tought something in my computer broke and it was trying to tell me lmao

I got so freaked out when at 00:53 my native language was suddenly spoken, then I got the joke and just cracked it lmao

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

🤣

@ExMeroMotu9

3 ай бұрын

What did it say?

@GoodForWho

3 ай бұрын

@@ExMeroMotu9 "he confused their language so that no one could understand them"

@ExMeroMotu9

3 ай бұрын

@GoodForWho Makes sense now. Thanks for your knowledge. Have a good rest of your day my friend.

@fisshkiss

2 ай бұрын

sim hahah eu fiquei confusa sobre de onde tava saindo esse som

I really appreciate this channels perspective. Next semester I'm taking art history partly because this channel made me realize the complexity that art holds!

@jeannerogers7085

7 ай бұрын

💞

@pinchebruha405

7 ай бұрын

It’s a visual history of man’s actions and thoughts!! Enjoy the class it will be fun I promise!

@nataliami1777

3 ай бұрын

Is there something interesting you've learnt that you could share with us?

My moms an art history major/art dealer and I always recommend this channel to her ❤❤❤

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@HarvardArchaeology

7 ай бұрын

Nimrod was black ethiopian. You need to tell her that history too. Then go to carthage history.

@selectionn

7 ай бұрын

@@HarvardArchaeology Not only is that a blatant lie as he is never depicted as being fair skinned, Nimrod isnt a real person there is not a single historic non-biblical text or document that names him. which for a king, is almost entirely impossible. There is no evidence he exists, aside from the bible, which is largely agreed upon to be a fictional story about morals rather than a real, historical account of events. I will never understand people like you who try to lie about historical figures being black, its so degrading and, frankly, racist, as if there were no famous historical black people (they do exist), so you have to re-write history to say "Look!! That famous guy from history was black!!".

@ExMeroMotu9

3 ай бұрын

Bot comment.

I have this picture as a 9120 piece puzzle. Took over a year to finish. Framed it and it takes up a 5x7 foot wall space. Great conversation piece.

@majorramsey3k

7 ай бұрын

Is the pooping guy in it?

@ninlh.8950

7 ай бұрын

@@majorramsey3kof course he is!

So much fun in one painting! I love that the white stripe up the side of the building is where the lime (for the mortar) is being hauled up and the red is for the brick dust. Such wonderful attention to detail. There are supposed to be over a thousand people in the painting! I am not going to count them!

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

The detail is otherworldly! He’s like a artist AND an architect. Makes it hard to look away 😳

The Great Tower of Babel is at the Art History Museum in Vienna, I've seen it irl a few times. If you ever go to Vienna this museum has to be on your list.

@artisans8521

2 ай бұрын

And the smaller one is in Rotterdam at the Boymans van Beuningen museum.

If my Art Humanities classes were as interesting as these videos, I would have paid more attention. 👍❤️

This was hilarious and so infotaining, thank you so much! The ghost guy is not a ghost guy. White and yellow pigments tend to disappear at a molecular level, so white things go transparent and paintings with green (blue + yellow) get "blue-sickness".

@SandyL0uise

7 ай бұрын

That’s interesting. Is it true? You’d think an art expert would know that.

@echognomecal6742

7 ай бұрын

I'd love for her to comment on this, or even better, explore a painting where this has occurred on a grander scale.

@lindadejong1938

7 ай бұрын

It's quite generally known and to be honest I am starting to think our wonderful host also knows and was making a joke with the ghost thing 🙂 If you are looking for world famous cases of blue-sickness, Vermeer springs to mind. But even in this video you can establish it yourself; look at the linens the home makers are hanging up, they are see through as well. Once you see it, you see it everywhere in anything earlier than 1750.

@YochevedDesigns

7 ай бұрын

Maybe it's Chiron, and the water that surrounds the tower is the river Styx!

@sosteve9113

7 ай бұрын

@@SandyL0uise you can always learn from each other.I live in the city he possible lived,a buste of Breugel is nearly 600m of my house

Unrelated, but I was extremely proud of how I was able to understand both portuguese and german during your explanation of the tower of Babel, while being an Spanish native speaker 😅 Yay me!

I love this painting because of the small details, but I've only ever saw it on a basic level. Now that i watched your video i realized i missed out on a lot, thank u for this informative video

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@echognomecal6742

7 ай бұрын

Could probably look at it for hours & still miss plenty

@draregrevtaam1147

7 ай бұрын

Same. I watched it this summer and loved it, but missed so much detail. Art is so much better if you know the nuances and details!

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@Sarah_Grant

7 ай бұрын

That would have been perfect!! 😂😂😂

All of these little details truly bring painted works to life. It's not just a general capture of something cool or beautiful, but it's a detailed description of life back then (even if the details are made up because paintings aren't photographs)

@morrisonscott702

7 ай бұрын

Hey 👋 how are you doing ?

"Nimrod was the great grandaon of Noah" Along with everyone else in the world, I guess.

@myriamickx7969

7 ай бұрын

How true! 😂😂

@kyrab7914

3 ай бұрын

Makes you wonder. Prob a parable but I find it hard to fathom that ppl that were much closer to like...Farming wouldn't know inbreeding bad.

YESSSS! Another *Art Deco* video!! My day has just become infinitely better🤗

Lots of medival and Renaissance painters depicted historical and mythological characters dresses in contemporary dresses cause they had pretty much no idea how like people dressed in the past.

@londongael414

7 ай бұрын

That, and it brought the Bible stories closer to the contemporary viewer. It would still be an interesting technique - apostles in hoodies and sweatpants...

@singingstars5006

Ай бұрын

Babel and Nimrod were long before the Babalonian Empire and Babylon. Is there any real knowledge about culture and clothing that reaches that far back? Definitely calling it the Middle East is not correct. That is a modern term with modern cultural associations. By the way, as far as I understand, Nimrod was a Nephilim, which would explain why he would want to avenge the death of the other Nephilim, which was the point of the flood according to 1 Enoch. But how Nimrod survived and where the post flood Nephilim came from (like Goliath and the rest that God instructed Israel to wipe out in the land after Moses died), I haven't heard anyone having any firm ideas about that.

@roelantverhoeven371

Ай бұрын

but they gave them quirky features that would set them apart from their own time... sandals for example, this inmediately said "classical period" and pagans were depicted with turbans (even if they were supposed to be germanic or celtic pagans) and were using scimitars instead of straight swords.... but those scimitars would usually be more like europeans curved blades than eastern ones

Finally, you’re back. 😭😭😭😭😭 You’re videos are always worth the wait. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I love love love your channel. Fantastically humorous way to educate on classic paintings. Your channel deserves many many more subscribers than what it has currently. It’s a great complementary channel to Great Art Explained, another equally fabulous and well researched channel.

I enjoy your contributions to society so much. My family watches it with me. Thank you so much.

So excited when I saw new video today! 🎉 I could listen to your beautiful voice all day! This one is very timely, awesome work.

I love your channel! I'm from Germany btw and did not expect to hear a german sentence in your video! ❤

The whole vibe, colors of the video makes me so comfy, combined with your voice, I wanna fall asleep to it.

I feel so shallow ... but I cant help but snicker when I hear the name "Nimrod". Thanks, I always love your videos!

@janeyrevanescence12

7 күн бұрын

You’re meant to. It’s from King Nimrod where we get the term “nimrod”, which means “a foolish or inept person”.

Thank you for this video! I love this painting so much and I was so happy to see it at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna four years ago.

Real pleasure to see an upload! Thanks.

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

OK FINE the pooper got me to click it 😂

I really enjoy these vids , I've never been into painting ,and I've been oh yeah pretty painting , but your vids has gotten me interested in them and realizing there is so much more of a story in each painting 😁

Brazil mentioned! Let's gooo! Nice video and editing as always :D

Was very happy to see a notification from your channel. You ae so entertaining as well as informative.

omg i love you. never ever in my life I interested about meanings behind paintings. When i first saw ur video, the way you explain is top notch

The "where's Waldo?" comment. Art Deco is the best: always insightful and interesting but never without those smart funny moments.

Breugel is like a humanist Bosch with an eye for the everyday (in my opinion, feel free to disagree!) Love his paintings and this video! Always enjoy your laidback but very informative style.

I didn't know about this piece. As a Christian, I really appreciated your treatment of the original account. Well done. It gives such a big lesson about communication,. If we're not all speaking the same language, literally or symbolically, nothing can get accomplished (FYI: Not meant to be the conclusion of this account in the Bible, but just a thought that came to mind about how teams, staff, people are able to get things done when we're on the same page and understand each other).

@SandyL0uise

7 ай бұрын

Hmm. Are you sure that’s the lesson here? It was God after all who confused their language. And God being God knows what he’s doing and knows what’s best.

@purpleandpeach

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your question. I wasn't trying to imply that that was the moral of the story or question God's judgment. There are many lessons you can glean from one story I'm sure.

@88marome

7 ай бұрын

That’s actually the real point of the story. God wasn’t worried that humans would reach Heaven, he was worried that we were working together and that that would make us like gods, and that’s why he made us speak different languages. Pretty evil and narcissistic, right?

@SandyL0uise

7 ай бұрын

@@88marome Not that it would make us like gods, but that we would think we were like God. Can’t you see the difference? Insult God at your own risk. You’ve been warned.

@anns6335

7 ай бұрын

@@SandyL0uise wouldn't that just prove him right? I mean if you're omnipotent and omniscient, can you really be that petty? And if you really are why don't you make your presence more obvious, not let your puppet-show speculate about you existance and jump to conclusions?

I love that early humans tried to make a skyscraper and god rewarded them with French, that is just so funny. I wonder if what actually happened (if it happened at all) was more akin to high altitude confusion that people sometimes get from low oxygen

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

From someone with an extreme fear of heights, I have to admit that I get a little nervous looking at the people a the top of the tower!

@t.j.payeur5331

7 ай бұрын

Maybe it's a metaphore...

@myriamickx7969

7 ай бұрын

It's a biblical legend, period.

@jazziginger1

7 ай бұрын

So says you. Period.@@myriamickx7969

@mradan2093

7 ай бұрын

Most likely it was a just-so story--ancient people wondered why there were different languages and came up with this story to explain it.

I love that you inserted sonder into this analysis, it's great to see a new word being used. It's from the dictionary of obscure sorrows.

@morrisonscott702

7 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

I love this channel and it's presentation and delivery!! Makes it easy for average people like myself to understand and appreciate art especially the historical pieces. And the humor and real life scenarios behind them! Also I'm wondering how large this piece is in real life?! The details of this and many other pieces are really impressive!

@londongael414

7 ай бұрын

four foot X five foot. It says, in the video.

@angelaroque6240

7 ай бұрын

@@londongael414awesome thanks I did look for the answer I promise but thanks for the reply. Now I can imagine it much better! Ahh I realize I didn't watch all the way thru first time. Even still much appreciated.

@londongael414

7 ай бұрын

@@angelaroque6240 You're welcome! 😊

@CrazyMazapan

7 ай бұрын

It's 4 ft x 5 ft, which is roughly 1,20mt x 1,50mt

A wonderful introduction to this mysterious painting. I recall being captivated by this painting when I first saw it as a boy, some 60 years ago.

wow, i'm early!! love your commentary videos sm, the painting is beautiful too

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Yay, thank you!

Your videos are so good. And your style of talking. I love it.

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I was just rewatching all of your videos - love your work ❤

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much!

I love watching your videos, I study art history and know many things already but still learn some new things here and there in all of your videos or learn about new connections that I haven't thought of before! 🙂

Garden of Earthly Delights. I'm not gonna stop asking until you do it!

Always look forward to watching. Great channel!

The Bruegel paintings are something else, like a where's waldo of different easter eggs.

Really enjoy your explanation. I get to see great art, learn and am entertained. Plus you’re great at looking in a slightly off-kilter way.

My favourite so far!! Thank you!!

What a fun painting and review too! Thank you!

When the little voice spoke Brazilian Portuguese I was proud (L) thank you

So happy this channel popped up on my home page! New subscriber-locked and loaded!

I truly enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

I could spend the rest of my life studying every single inch of that painting. I love all kinds of hidden details. Easter eggs!

All I see is a wonderful detailed picture of building methods and general working/life conditions of the working families. A fabulous piece*****

I so enjoy this channel!! Always, the most interesting content.

@morrisonscott702

7 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

I love this channel ❤️... Love the narration 💞💖💕

Thank you for the wonderful video!

Fantastic narration! Very insightful!

@morrisonscott702

7 ай бұрын

Hey how’re you doing?

This presentation was amazing. Subscribed.

I really like this painting. It isbone of those works where you could gaze upon it 100 times and still find new, interesting details.

Interesting stuff!!! 🖌🎨🖼

Today, I learned Nimrod isn't just a random insult for a person who isn't very smart

@user-ol2so9ce2q

Ай бұрын

Nimrod means mighty hunter. That's why Bugs Bunny frequently said, "What a nimrod!" ,referring sarcastically to Elmer Fudd.😊

I adore this channel and this particular video piqued my interest. The painting is dingy and precise. Using my imagination, I can smell the filth. 😅

This is super cool! Algorithm food for the algorithm gods to keep your channel standing tall!

Thank you!

I wasn't expecting hearing my native language on one of your videos 😅 what a pleasant surprise!

Great video, Art Deco! Have you read Ted Chiang’s story ‘Tower of Babylon’ ? It sprang to mind upon seeing this detailed painting . . .

Have learned a lot from your videos- have recommended you to others as well

Enjoyed the video!!❤

@morrisonscott702

7 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

Northern Renaissance is much my bias than High Renaissance because how the subjects are mostly ordinary people yet still has paintings of the nobles but the great attention to detail is impressive.❤

I’ve got this as a puzzle, 9120 pieces I think. It’s massive and I had it framed. Great to see a video on it.

pls do "the last supper" next time, it's kind of interesting, many details and complex aspect p/s: Your chanel is soo good, can't even say how much i love it

I love how you edit your videos

Amazing analysis as always. I think the entire description could pertain to today. Ah humans, we just never learn.

@SandyL0uise

7 ай бұрын

Yes! It pertains to today. A point I was hoping the narrator would have recognized. As Josephus said at 1:55, this is just what is happening today. But instead she took it as an opportunity to trash the Catholic king. So typical of the post modern art historian.

@catserver8577

7 ай бұрын

@@SandyL0uise Hmmm, I missed any trashing. She explains everything in the same tone. I think the whole video is a point out of how it pertains to today, personally.

@beckymiller6703

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing... Tower, Gold, crazy followers! All to find out it was a great biggly scam.

@catserver8577

7 ай бұрын

@@beckymiller6703 And everyone just a distracted worker bee.

@SandyL0uise

7 ай бұрын

@@catserver8577 Hello! She speculates that the tyrannical Nimrod was King Phillip II at 6:46.

Pieter Breugel the Elder and Hieronymous Bosch's paintings are so dense with details and characters that you want to take a magnifying glass and explore every corner

the old version of sand castle

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Holy cow. It looks just like a sand castle!

Very interesting stuff. 🙏🏼

What an enticing narration and editorial way to tell a story.

Thanks for another fun video.

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Dave! And thank you for the Super Thanks!!

Love your graphics!

I saw this painting over a decade ago, but didn't remember the name or artist and been wanting to find it again for so long ❤

ILY VIDS I LITERALLY WAIT FOR U TO POST VIDS LIKE THIS UGH I LOVE YOUR EXPLANATIONS ON THE PAINTINGS SMM😭😭😭

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤩

@xariuzz

7 ай бұрын

@@Art_Deco NPP🫶🫶

It wasn't that unusual to see biblical subjects depicted in contemporary dress/surroundings during the Medieval/Renaissance time period. Same for classical (Helenistic) narratives.

@nickchavez720

7 ай бұрын

Yeah they did that so people could understand better what the subject was. Most people couldn't read so the only way they could experience the biblical or ancient greek stories was through the paintings. It doesn't do anyone any good if they are looking at a hyper historically accurate painting and they don't know what they are looking at.

Again, please say where the paintings you analyze are located, so people can know where to view it in person.

It's my most favourite painting and my most favourite Bible story! The bible story is actually a blueprint of how to rule as an autocrat (like god does). God didn't want someone to reach him, so he divided the people, that there would be misunderstanding and that they couldn't work together anymore. Gen 11: 6-7: The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”

@olainfree905

7 ай бұрын

This painting is one of my favorites also. I think that its message is that human hubris is bound to fail in the face of God's omnipotence. Adam and Eve failed also not only for disobedience but for aspiring to God's omniscience,,,,,,,,

I love your videos!❤

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

The pixel is so great

My god thats a fdope ass painting.. i love this video thank you !

Another great video!

I feel so edumacated now. But it was a wonderful post and thoroughly enjoyable. I'm so sonderwhelmed...lol

I love Bruegel's stuff, that guy was possessed! 'The Blind Leading the Blind' is my favourite.

Nice 👍

Another lovely film. Thank you. I wonder if the Tower might represent the Church of the time and its expanse across the globe. It appears to be "Built on the Rock", ie Peter, who almost appears to be peeking out at us from the centre of the painting.

Do Allegories Of Sight, please - do much art in one painting!😍

Dude that was so cool

How large is the painting? Edit: 114 cm × 155 cm (45 in × 61 in) So several feet in each direction. I was wondering if it was small like a Dali painting.

@Art_Deco

7 ай бұрын

approximately 4 ft x 5 ft. Pretty big!

@HelgaCavoli

7 ай бұрын

So.. 11,4m x 15,5m ? Yep, big!!

@mrocto329

7 ай бұрын

@@HelgaCavoli it's 1,14 to 1,55 meters, as 100 cm = 10 dm = 1 m. You have it off by one digit.

@HelgaCavoli

7 ай бұрын

@@mrocto329 Google has explained here to me that 1 feet = 12 inches. The original person would be a bit wrong then. Bit ok, 4x5 ft would be 48x60 in. And that would be 122 x 152 cm. Or 1,22 x 1,52 m. Got it. Big, but not that big. Actually kinda small, I was expecting it to be "big" as in 2-3m big. In the end the point is: wouldn't it be much practical if the conversion was already at the screen?

@majorramsey3k

7 ай бұрын

@@HelgaCavoli I don't know how to write this without seeming to be rude so I'll just ask: What country/language are you from where you use a comma instead of a decimal point?

"Goofy look..." put that down to the European proclivity for the Mongalo'd.

Not to nag, but the Tower of Babel is in Genesis, a pre-Christian book. As for the restful era of simple art, I recommend cave paintings.

Metric measurements versus Imperial ones is a Babbel joke in itself.

I love your videos. ❤