Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Thursday 1 April 2021

Maundy Thursday. The Taking Of Christ In The Garden Of Gethsemane.



English: The Taking of Christ.
Deutsch: Die Festnahme Christi.
Artist: Caravaggio (1573 - 1610).
Date: Circa 1598.
Current location: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Notes: English: Also known as "The Judas Kiss".
Notes: Deutsch: Auch bekannt als „Der Judaskuss“.
Es existieren mehrere zeitgenössische Kopien des Werkes, unter
Anderen die in Odessa befindliche und zwischenzeitlich gestohlene
Source/Photographer: Web Gallery of Art
(Wikimedia Commons)

Caravaggio's application of the chiaroscuro technique shows through on the faces and armour, notwithstanding the lack of a visible shaft of light. The figure on the extreme Right is a self-portrait.

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