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Artist |
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1526/1530–1569) ![Link back to Creator infobox template](../4/466.png) |
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Alternative names |
Pieter Breugel, Pieter Breughel, Pieter Brueghel, Peasant Brueghel |
Description |
Southern Netherlandish painter, draughtsman and printmaker
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Date of birth/death |
between 1526 and 1530 |
9 September 1569 |
Location of birth/death |
Brueghel, Breda (?) |
Brussels |
Work location |
Antwerp (1551–1563), Italy (1553), Brussels (1563–1569) |
Authority control |
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Details of artist on Google Art Project |
Title |
Tower of Babel |
Object type |
Painting |
Date |
1563 |
Medium |
oil on panel |
Dimensions |
Height: 1,140 mm (44.88 in). Width: 1,550 mm (61.02 in). |
Current location |
Kunsthistorisches Museum ![Link back to Institution infobox template](../4/466.png) |
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Native name |
Kunsthistorisches Museum |
Location |
Vienna, Austria |
Coordinates |
48° 12′ 13.18″ N, 16° 21′ 40.96″ E ![Link to OpenStreetMap](../2846/284679.png) |
Established |
1872-1891 |
Website |
http://khm.at/en |
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Level First Floor ( Details of level on Google Art Project) room Picture Gallery, Hall X ( Details of room on Google Art Project) |
Accession number |
GG 1026 |
Object history |
Collection of Emperor Rudolf II. |
Notes |
Deutsch: Sogenannter Großer Turmbau zu Babel, vgl. Version in Rotterdam. Signatur: Bez. unten auf einem Quader: BRVEGEL. FE. M.CCCCC.LXIII
Inv.-Nr. GG_1026 Provenienz: 1566 Nicolaas Jongelinck; wohl 1566 in den Besitz der Stadt Antwerpen übergegangen; Rudolf II.; Slg. Leopold Wilhelm
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Levels adjusted from File:Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Tower_of_Babel_(Vienna)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg, originally from Google Art Project. |
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