In this dramatic close-up view of the Arrest of Christ, each person is shown reacting in the moment after Judas's kiss revealed Christ to the soldiers. Vivid gestures and expressions tell the story: the soldiers seize Christ, St. Peter raises his knife to smite off the ear of an enemy, others recoil in horror. Light from different sources highlights hands and faces, intensifying the narrative. This artist, like many throughout Europe, adopted the theatrical style of the Roman/Neapolitan painter Caravaggio.

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