ID: 700002234 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002234	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel (painting (visual work); Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669) (Dutch Art...; 1633; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 95.PB.15)

Note: Light illuminates the figures of Cyrus and Daniel, highlighting their dramatic encounter. Rembrandt contrasted the king's grandeur with Daniel's humility. Facing out and gesturing toward the table, the lavishly attired Cyrus appears large and imposing. By contrast, the youthful Daniel seems small, and his posture suggests modesty or submissiveness before his ruler. Rembrandt evoked the exotic mystery of a pagan cult by showing only part of the monumental idol emerging from the flickering lamplight on the right. Inside the shadowy temple, light catches and reflects off the extravagant finery worn by Cyrus and the gold vessels placed atop the velvet tablecloth. Rembrandt took this subject from the apocryphal part of the Book of Daniel (chapter 14). One of the four great Jewish prophets, Daniel rose to a position of prominence at the court of Babylon. This painting depicts his unmasking of idolatry at the heart of Babylonian religious practice.

Titles:

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Daniel y el rey Ciro ante el idolo Bel (C,U,Spanish,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1633

Creator Display:

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669) (Dutch Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch painter, printmaker, 1606-1669) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500011051]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 95.PB.15

Display Materials: Oil on panel

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	panel (wood by form) [300014657]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by form or function>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 23.5 x 30.2 cm (9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.); Framed (Display): 37.1 x 45.4 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm (14 5/8 x 17 7/8 x 3 x 1 1/8 in.); Framed (Travel): 52.1 x 57.8 x 8.9 cm (20 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

Dutch (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Baroque [300021147] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	sacrifices (religious ceremonies) [300263243]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, religious ceremonies) (AAT)

	Bol [901000432]
	.....((Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Cyrus the Great, King of Persia (Persian king, 590/580-ca. 529 BCE) [500354805]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	religion (belief system) [300073708]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>) (AAT)

	Daniel [901000433]
	.....((Old Testament characters, Old Testament iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Daniel y el rey Ciro ante el idolo Bel	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)