The Taking of Christ (Caravaggio)
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 housed in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
The Taking of Christ (Caravaggio)
Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer (detail)
Damaged copy in Odesa, Ukraine
The arrest of Jesus was a pivotal event in Christianity recorded in the canonical gospels. It occurred shortly after the Last Supper, and immediately after the kiss of Judas, which is traditionally said to have been an act of betrayal since Judas made a deal with the chief priests to arrest Jesus. The event ultimately led, in the Gospel accounts, to Jesus's crucifixion.
The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio, 1602
The Capture of Christ by Fra Angelico, c. 1440, depicting Judas and Peter, cutting the ear of Malchus, the servant of Caiaphas
From the Maestà by Duccio, 1308-1311
Dieric Bouts, c. 1450-1460