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Judas kisses Christ while armored soldiers seize him; at right, a man holding a lantern—a self-portrait of Caravaggio—illuminates the nocturnal betrayal.
Significance
Lost for centuries and rediscovered in a Jesuit residence in Dublin in 1990, it is now considered one of Caravaggio's greatest works. The compression of bodies creates claustrophobic intensity.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
133.5 cm × 169.5 cm
Location
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland