Belshazzar's Feast | John Martin | 1821 Frame Options:Gallery Canvas "The Taking of Christ

"The Taking of Christ

The painting captures the essence of the irises with a sense of energy and movement

This painting depicts Empress Eugenie

their faces veiled

depicting towering structures engulfed in flames and surrounded by swirling clouds of smoke and darkness

Belshazzar's Feast | John Martin | 1821 Frame Options:Gallery Canvas "The Taking of ChristAbout the artwork: "Belshazzar's Feast" by John Martin, completed in 1821, is a monumental depiction of the biblical narrative from the Book of Daniel. In this dramatic painting, Martin portrays the moment when the Babylonian king Belshazzar witnesses the divine judgment foretold by the appearance of a mysterious hand writing on the wall. The scene is rendered with intense drama and vivid detail, as Belshazzar recoils in terror while his courtiers