The Taking of Christ is a painting, of the arrest of Jesus, by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Originally commissioned by the Roman nobleman Ciriaco Mattei in 1602, it is
Caravaggio The Taking of Christ restored
Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (detail)
The Odesa version of The Taking of Christ before it was stolen in July 2008.
The Ruffo version of The Taking of Christ on long-term display at Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia..
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for a significant portion of his artistic life. He began his apprenticeship in Milan in 1584,
The Taking of Christ (Caravaggio)
…The Taking of Christ (Italian: Presa di Cristo nell'orto or Cattura di Cristo) is a painting, of the arrest of Jesus, by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Originally commissioned by the Roman nobleman Ciriaco Mattei in 1602, it is housed in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. There are seven figures…
Chalk portrait of Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni, c. 1621
Basket of Fruit, c. 1595–1596, oil on canvas, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan
The Cardsharps, c. 1594, Oil on canvas, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
The Musicians, 1595–1596, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York