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Summary
The Betrayal of Christ
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Artist
Masters of Dirc van Delf (Dutch, active about 1400 - about 1410) – illuminator (Dutch) Details on Google Art Project
Title
The Betrayal of Christ
title QS:P1476,en:"The Betrayal of Christ"
label QS:Len,"The Betrayal of Christ"
Object type
Folio
Description
Within the shallow, almost claustrophobic space of this miniature, Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss, a pre-arranged signal that alerts the Roman soldiers to Jesus' identity. On the left, the apostle Peter raises his sword to cut off the Roman soldier Malchus's ear. Clad in bright green, this small figure falls awkwardly to the ground before Jesus. On the right, soldiers muscle in to arrest Jesus.
Pushing, gesturing soldiers on one side and Peter's upraised sword on the other overlap the image's frame. The artist crowded the composition in this way to heighten the scene's emotion and tension. Collapsed at the miniature's bottom edge, the figure of Malchus plays an important role, extending the pictorial space into the unpainted margin and drawing the viewer into the painting in this tiny book.
Date
about 1405 - 1410
Medium
"Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment"
Dimensions
height: 165 mm (6.49 in); width: 117 mm (4.60 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,165U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,117U174789
Collection
Getty Center
Native name
Getty Center
Parent institution
J. Paul Getty Trust
Location
Los Angeles
Coordinates
34° 04′ 39″ N, 118° 28′ 30″ W
Established
1997
Website
http://www.getty.edu/museum/
Authority file
: Q29247
VIAF: 133364221
ISNI: 000000012287134X
ULAN: 500260314
GND: 10081052-4
SUDOC: 050172751
institution QS:P195,Q29247
Accession number
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj1904
Notes
More info at museum site
Source/Photographer
VgEOB6sDJzM4iw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level
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