Daniel and Cyrus before the Idol of Bel
From the deuterocanonical Bel and the Dragon (Daniel 14). Daniel stands before king Cyrus and the idol Bel, whose offerings the priests secretly devour by night. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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About Rembrandt van Rijn
1606–1669 · Dutch
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker whose biblical works — in oil, panel, and etching — remain among the most psychologically searching treatments of Scripture in Western art.