" Tower Of Babel " by Pieter Bruegel

Pieter Bruegel 'Tower of Babel' gallery wrapped canvas is a brilliant reminiscent piece depicting the construction of the Tower of Babel, a tower built by a unified, monolingual humanity as a mark of their achievement and to prevent them from scattering. Bruegl's detailed illustration combined with his attention to landscape makes this a masterpiece. Pieter the Elder Bruegel was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. He is nicknamed 'Peasant Bruegel' to distinguish him from other members of the Brueghel dynasty. In 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and started signing his paintings as Bruegel. There are records that he was born in Breda, Netherlands. He was an apprentice of Pieter Coecke van Aelst, whose daughter Mayken he later married. He spent some time in France and Italy and then went to Antwerp where, in 1551, he was accepted as a master in the painter's guild. He travelled to Italy soon after and then returned to Antwerp before settling in Brussels permanently 10 years later.