King Cyrus accuses Daniel of not honoring the deity Bel. He asks his priests to prove that Bel does indeed eat the food placed before him every night. In front of the throne, two jesters play on the floor. On the right are the priests, on the left is Daniel pointing to the temple of Bel. Daniel refuses to honor the deity Bel History of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon , print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannes Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1633 - 1678, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 249 mm.
King Cyrus accuses Daniel of not honoring the deity Bel. He asks his priests to prove that Bel does indeed eat the food placed before him every night. In front of the throne, two jesters play on the floor. On the right are the priests, on the left is Daniel pointing to the temple of Bel. Daniel refuses to honor the deity Bel History of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon , print maker: Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Joannes Galle, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1633 - 1678, paper, engraving, h 200 mm × w 249 mm