Banquet of Belshazzar

Title

Banquet of Belshazzar

Draughtsman

• Leonaert Bramer

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1928

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Daniel 5,25

Primary

• 71P21 Belshazzar's great feast, during which he and his courtiers desecrate the golden and silver vessels that were taken from the temple in Jerusalem