Belshazzar's Feast

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Belshazzar's Feast refers to an event described in the Book of Daniel, in which the Babylonian king Belshazzar profanes the sacred vessels of the enslaved Jews, and is slain, leading to their freedom.

Belshazzar's Feast is also depicted in:

• The painting Belshazzar's Feast by Rembrandt
• The choral work Belshazzar's Feast by the English composer William Walton
• The orchestral suite Belshazzar's Feast by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius
• The oratorio titled Belshazzar by George Frideric Handel
• The painting Belshazzar's Feast by the American artist Washington Allston
• The painting Belshazzar's Feast by the English artist John Martin
• A song by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (also covered but unreleased by Bob Dylan & The Band during the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions)
• A poem depicting the event by Lord Byron.
• A poem depicting the event by Heinrich Heine, named Belsazar.

• An artwork by artist Susan Hiller