Caption
The Capture of Christ, print, album page, Judas embraces Christ to make it clear to the soldiers that they must arrest him. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Peter van Liesebetten, Antwerp, after painting by Bartolomeo Manfredi, Italy, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish Crown, 1660, paper, etching, height 196 mm x width 207 mm, David Teniers probably produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of all the paintings in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as a model for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his workshop. Not all pasticci have survived., the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ, A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of men closely gathered, some wearing helmets and armor and others in draped robes, with one central bearded man looking upward while another leans toward him with a hand near his chest, hands and arms overlapping in the crowded composition, facial expressions rendered with fine linework, tree trunks and foliage framed behind them, and textured sky above.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B27_412
License type
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Available size
50.2Mb (7.2Mb) / 14.3in x 13.6in / 4284 x 4093 (300dpi)