Duccio di Buoninsegna ca. 1255 – 1319

Jesus Captured (detail)

tempera on panel (51 × 76 cm) — 1308-11 Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana del Duomo, Siena Share on Twitter

Duccio di Buoninsegna biography

This work is linked to Matthew 26:48

Judas identifies his master by kissing him upon which he is taken prisoner. Peter manages to cut off the ear of one of the attackers. In the midst of the turmoil, Jesus seems very quiet.

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