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Who painted it?
Who painted “The Tower of Babel”?
“The Tower of Babel” was painted by Pieter Brueghel the Elder in 1563.
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What to look for
Pieter Brueghel the Elder: crowds of small peasants seen from above in wide landscapes, busy with work, games or feasts, often with a hidden moral.
Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (c. 1525–1530 – 9 September 1569) was among the most significant artists of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genre painting); he was a pioneer in presenting both types of subject as large paintings. Wikipedia
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More by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
- “The Hunters in the Snow”, 1565
- “Netherlandish Proverbs”, 1559
- “The Triumph of Death”, 1562
- “Children's Games”, 1560
- “The Blind Leading the Blind”, 1568
- “The Peasant Wedding”, 1568
- “Dull Gret”, 1563
- “The Magpie on the Gallows”, 1568