Torre de Babel

In the early 1920 Ms. Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat bought the painting titled "The Tower of Babel" attributed to Maarten van Heemskerck (1496-1574), a Dutchn painter (and a specialist of historical paintings), from a private collector in Paris. The theme of the construction of the tower of Babel, a word that signifies confuse, was handled with certain frequency during the late 16th century and early 17th century. Art historian Angel Miguel Navarro studies in detail the painting.