The exact year he did is not known. He actually painted three different paintings of the tower of babel but one was lost and the other one is known as The Little Tower of Babel. The Little Tower of Babel is in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. He most likely painted the piece in Vienna first then he painted the one in Rotterdam. He interpreted the story very well with this painting. When you look at the painting it captures your eyes and makes you want to look for hours. There is so much detail and so many things going on in it, it is truly amazing. It is believed that he got a lot of his inspiration from the Roman Colosseum as stated in this quote, “The Tower is Babylonian in meaning, but Roman in design” (Visual Arts
The exact year he did is not known. He actually painted three different paintings of the tower of babel but one was lost and the other one is known as The Little Tower of Babel. The Little Tower of Babel is in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. He most likely painted the piece in Vienna first then he painted the one in Rotterdam. He interpreted the story very well with this painting. When you look at the painting it captures your eyes and makes you want to look for hours. There is so much detail and so many things going on in it, it is truly amazing. It is believed that he got a lot of his inspiration from the Roman Colosseum as stated in this quote, “The Tower is Babylonian in meaning, but Roman in design” (Visual Arts