File:Rembrandt - Belshazzar's Feast - WGA19123.jpg
Rembrandt. Sextiosex bilder från utställningen i Nationaluseum, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 12 January 1956–15 April 1956, cat. no. 15.
Art in the making: Rembrandt, 12 October 1988–17 January 1989, National Gallery, London, Cat.no. 7.
Rembrandt, The master and his workshop, Altes Museum, Berlin, 12 September 1991–10 November 1991, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 4 December 1991–1 March 1992, National Gallery, London, 26 March 1992–24 May 1992, Cat.no. 22.
Rembrandt-Caravaggio, 24 February 2006–18 June 2006, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Cat.no. 37.
Rembrandt, Pintor de historias, 15 October 2008–6 January 2009, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Cat.no. 23.
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Purchased by the National Gallery with support of The Art Fund
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Notes
According to Daniel 5:1-31, King Belshazzar of Babylon takes sacred golden and silver vesselsfrom the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem by his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar. Using these holy items, the King and his court praise 'the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone'. Immediately, the disembodied fingers of a human hand appear and write on the wall of the royal palace the words "MENE", "MENE", "TEKEL", "UPHARSIN"
References
National Gallery Online Catalog, as Belshazzar's Feast, circa 1636-1638, height: 167.6 cm (65.9 in); width: 209.2 cm (82.3 in).
RKDimages, Art-work number 48717, as Het feestmaal van Belsazar (Daniël 5:1-6), circa 1635 (1634-1636), height: 167 cm (65.7 in); width: 209 cm (82.2 in)Web Gallery of Art, as Belshazzar's Feast, circa 1636, height: 168 cm (66.1 in); width: 209 cm (82.2 in).
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Art in the making: Rembrandt, 12 October 1988–17 January 1989, National Gallery, London, Cat.no. 7.
Rembrandt, The master and his workshop, Altes Museum, Berlin, 12 September 1991–10 November 1991, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 4 December 1991–1 March 1992, National Gallery, London, 26 March 1992–24 May 1992, Cat.no. 22.
Rembrandt-Caravaggio, 24 February 2006–18 June 2006, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Cat.no. 37.
Rembrandt, Pintor de historias, 15 October 2008–6 January 2009, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Cat.no. 23.
Traces of signature and date:
Rembrand [.] / 163[.]
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מנה / מנה / תקל / ופר / סין
In Latin script "Mene / Mene / Tekel / Uphar / sin". Written from top to bottom, in rows from right to left.RKDimages, Art-work number 48717, as Het feestmaal van Belsazar (Daniël 5:1-6), circa 1635 (1634-1636), height: 167 cm (65.7 in); width: 209 cm (82.2 in)Web Gallery of Art, as Belshazzar's Feast, circa 1636, height: 168 cm (66.1 in); width: 209 cm (82.2 in).
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