Shown is an illustration of a biblical story. What is the etymological significance?Answer: This is Rembrandt's painting "Belshazzar's Feast". In the Biblical story, a hand mysteriously appears during the feast and pronounces doom on the king's reign by writing on the wall. The phrase "writing on the wall" originates from this incident. Rohan, AJ, Manix, Karthik, Nemani and anon got it. Well done.
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This is Rembrandt's 'Belshazzar's Feast' painting. The phrase 'writing on the wall' is derived from this biblical story.
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