Belshazzar's Feast

Summary

Belshazzar's Feast is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,375 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belshazzar's Feast is the creator of John Martin^[3].
• Belshazzar's Feast's instance of is recorded as painting^[4].
• Belshazzar's Feast is associated with the Romanticism movement^[5].
• Belshazzar's Feast's genre is religious art^[6].
• Belshazzar's Feast's based on is recorded as Daniel 5^[7].
• Belshazzar's Feast's based on is recorded as Book of Daniel^[8].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as Daniel 5^[9].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as house^[10].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as lightning^[11].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as night^[12].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as banquet^[13].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as palace^[14].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as crescent moon^[15].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as menorah^[16].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as Hanging Gardens of Babylon^[17].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as Tower of Babel^[18].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as ziggurat^[19].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as monarch^[20].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as courtier^[21].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as prophet^[22].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as chaos^[23].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as column^[24].
• Belshazzar's Feast's depicts is recorded as astrological symbol^[25].
• Belshazzar's Feast is made of oil paint^[26].
• Belshazzar's Feast is made of canvas^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Belshazzar's Feast is the creator of John Martin^[3].

Publication

Belshazzar's Feast's genre is religious art^[6].

Subject and Themes

Belshazzar's Feast's main subject is Daniel 5^[28]. It is associated with the Romanticism movement^[5].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint^[26] and canvas^[27]. Belshazzar's Feast took place at Yale Center for British Art^[29].

Why It Matters

Belshazzar's Feast ranks in the top 5% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,375 views/month).^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]