Balthazar's banquet

Giovanni Battista Merano1650/1659

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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