De Toren van Pieter Bruegel
(The Tower by Pieter Bruegel)
Authors: Ceciel de Bie / Reinoud Leenen
Series: Art for Children (4 parts)
Illustrator: Georgien Overwater
Original language: Dutch
Translated into English: not
Published: September 2018
Publisher: Gottmer Uitgeversgroep B.V.
ISBN13: 9789047805588
Price: € 9.90 (HC)
Age: from 7 years old and up
In the fall of 2018, a very nice book series was published: Art for Children. The series is about famous paintings by brilliant, world-famous Dutch painters. As you can read in part 1, Pieter Bruegel (the elder) painted the Tower of Babel around 1560 already. You can see this painting in real life at the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam but also do view the fun video of ARTtube above to learn more fun facts!
The story about the Tower of Babel comes from the Bible and in short it is actually a story in which pride comes before the fall. But the story behind this painting - why did Pieter Bruegel actually want to paint the highest tower in the world? - you can read that in the book. The book also has a nice surprise for you because when it is finished you can also build the Tower of Babel yourself, with a beautiful express construction sheet.
This bookseries is written by art experts Ceciel de Bie and Reinoud Leenen and the funny, cheerful illustrations are made by Georgien Overwater. Take a look at Georgien's website to see more of her fun books.
The other 3 famous painters in the series are Rembrandt van Rijn (The Night Watch), Vincent van Gogh (The Sunflowers) and Piet Mondriaan (The Mill). TIP! This is a great time to buy these beautiful books, they are now only € 9.90 in the sale.
3 bright shining stars for The Tower by Pieter Bruegel, from the listeners/crafters and their readers!