Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Title

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Creator

van Heemskerck, Maerten

Description

Van Heemskerck's pen and brown ink drawing offers one of many reconstructive illustrations of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Van Heemsckerk's image dates to approximately 1570, just a decade prior to Balbi's December 1579 arrival

Publisher

Musee de Louvre, Accession Numver RF 36730, rector

Date

1570 (ca.)

Type

Pen and ink drawing

Identifier

Balbi_HangingGardens.jpg

Source

Artstor SSID 15669581

Rights

http://library.artstor.org/asset/ARMNIG_10313470583

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Citation

van Heemskerck, Maerten, “Hanging Gardens of Babylon,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 3, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/709.

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