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

"The Taking of Christ

is a masterpiece of Romantic landscape art

This work features two figures strolling atop a cliff overlooking the sea

The painting radiates with tension and contrast as Alexander

their faces veiled

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