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Belshazzar’s feast

London, the National Gallery, Cat. No. 6350

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A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings

Part of the book series: Stichting Foundation Rembrandt Research Project ((RRSE,volume 3))

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An authentic painting, well preserved though slightly reduced at an oblique angle, reliably signed and probably datable in 1635 or thereabouts.

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  1. J. Bruyn
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  2. B. Haak
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  3. S. H. Levie
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  4. P. J. J. Van Thiel
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  5. E. Van De Wetering
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Bruyn, J., Haak, B., Levie, S.H., Van Thiel, P.J.J., Van De Wetering, E. (1989). Belshazzar’s feast. In: A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings. Stichting Foundation Rembrandt Research Project, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0811-6_11

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