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Balthazar's banquet

Giovanni Battista Merano1650/1659

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese
Piacenza , Italy

The painter represents, with a strong descriptive feel, the episode of the Bible in which, during Balthazar’s banquet, the guests had drunk from the sacred vases stolen from Jerusalem Temple. For this profanation, the king was punished with the loss of his reign and with death.

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  • Title: Balthazar's banquet
  • Creator: Giovanni Battista Merano
  • Creator Lifespan: 1632-09-19/1698-07-30
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Piacenza
  • Creator Birth Place: Genoa
  • Date: 1650/1659
  • Location: Italia
  • Physical Dimensions: w299 x h180,5 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: http://www.palazzofarnese.piacenza.it/altre-info/foto-e-video-al-museo
  • Medium: oil on canvas
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