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The Taking of Christ

Oil on canvas · 133.5 × 133.5 cm

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A series of works - in several collections

About the painting

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.

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Image: Caravaggio; Wikimedia Commons · public domain

The Taking of Christ - Caravaggio

Appearance

Ink & goldKemet blue, paper and gold - Nazrin's world Dark hallA museum at night: dark walls, light on the painting White cubeA bright gallery: white walls, black text and a garnet accent