Belshazzar's Feast
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Belshazzar's Feast is a dramatic 1821 apocalyptic painting by John Martin depicting the biblical story of the Babylonian king confronted by the mysterious writing on the wall.
All labels observed (1)
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| Belshazzar's Feast canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19446668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Belshazzar's Feast Context triple: [John Martin, notableWork, Belshazzar's Feast]
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A.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic 1931 cantata by William Walton, renowned for its vivid choral writing, large orchestral forces, and depiction of the biblical story of the Babylonian king’s downfall.
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B.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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C.
Belshazzar’s Feast (unfinished)
Belshazzar’s Feast (unfinished) is an ambitious, partially completed biblical history painting by American Romantic artist Washington Allston, depicting the dramatic “writing on the wall” episode from the Book of Daniel.
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D.
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon is a scholarly monograph by archaeologist Robert Koldewey that presents his excavations and architectural reconstruction of the royal palace complex in ancient Babylon.
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E.
House of Nebuchadnezzar
The House of Nebuchadnezzar was the Neo-Babylonian royal dynasty founded by Nebuchadnezzar II that ruled Babylon in the 6th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Belshazzar's Feast Target entity description: Belshazzar's Feast is a dramatic 1821 apocalyptic painting by John Martin depicting the biblical story of the Babylonian king confronted by the mysterious writing on the wall.
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A.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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B.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic 1931 cantata by William Walton, renowned for its vivid choral writing, large orchestral forces, and depiction of the biblical story of the Babylonian king’s downfall.
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C.
Belshazzar’s Feast (unfinished)
Belshazzar’s Feast (unfinished) is an ambitious, partially completed biblical history painting by American Romantic artist Washington Allston, depicting the dramatic “writing on the wall” episode from the Book of Daniel.
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D.
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon is a scholarly monograph by archaeologist Robert Koldewey that presents his excavations and architectural reconstruction of the royal palace complex in ancient Babylon.
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E.
House of Nebuchadnezzar
The House of Nebuchadnezzar was the Neo-Babylonian royal dynasty founded by Nebuchadnezzar II that ruled Babylon in the 6th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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John