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Description: | This is a copy of a painting of the same name by Rembrandt van Rijn (collection of the Earl of Derby, Knowsley Hall). The subject is drawn from the fifth chapter of the book of Daniel. The central figure of this dramatic scene is Belshazzar whose expression conveys his astonishment at the miraculous appearance of Hebrew writing on a wall that warms him of impending doom. | Subjects: | religion (Belshazzar' Feast) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch painter, draftsman and printmaker, 1606-1669) Æ After | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8463... | Go to resource |
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