{"product_id":"belshazzars-feast-ngal1574","title":"Belshazzar's Feast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eRembrandt (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e66\" x 82 3\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(About 1636-8) \"In his great dramatic painting, Rembrandt tells a story from the Old Testament (Daniel 5: 1–5, 25–8). The man in the gold cloak, enormous turban and tiny crown is Belshazzar, King of Babylon. His father had robbed the Temple of Jerusalem of all its sacred vessels. Using these to serve food at a feast, as Belshazzar does here, was seen as sacrilege.\n\nIn the middle of the party, a clap of thunder came as a warning. God’s hand appeared from a cloud and wrote in Hebrew script: ‘You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.’ Within hours, Belshazzar was dead.\n\nIn Amsterdam, churches were plain, but people had pictures, some of them religious, in their homes. Encouraged to read the Bible, they would have been familiar with Belshazzar’s fate and with the cautionary message of the story of a wicked king watched by heavenly eyes – like the piercing eyes of the recorder player looking out from the shadows.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/rembrandt-belshazzar-s-feast\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - Belshazzar's Feast\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509957398771,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (66\" x 82 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509957431539,"sku":null,"price":7883.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (16\" x 20\")","offer_id":50509957464307,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (19 5\/8\" x 24 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509957497075,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (24\" x 30\")","offer_id":50509957529843,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (31\" x 38 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509957562611,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (37 1\/4\" x 46 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509957595379,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (43 7\/8\" x 54 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509957628147,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (52 5\/8\" x 65 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509957660915,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/Belshazzar_sFeast.jpg?v=1789380383","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/belshazzars-feast-ngal1574","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}