The Tower of Babel (Rotterdam)
1563 · oil on panel
Dimensions (74.6 x 59.9 cm)
Collection: Art Whisperer
Bruegel painted three versions of the Tower of Babel. One is kept in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the second in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (see Category:The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder), while the location of the third version (a miniature on ivory) is unknown.
2,438 collected·3,483 zoomed·13 comments·2 boards
This artwork is in 2 boards
About this artwork
The Tower of Babel (Rotterdam) (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, oil on panel, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel) the Elder c. 1525–1530 – 9 September 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker from Brabant, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so called genre painting); he was a pioneer in making both types of subject the focus…
More by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.