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Great Art Explained S2E2 — Caravaggio's Taking of Christ

Great Art Explained•Season 2•Episode 2

Caravaggio's Taking of Christ

Feb 21, 202114 min

The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. Caravaggio’s approach to religious art was shocking and controversial in

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Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled (Skull)'

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Caravaggio's Taking of Christ

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Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights

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Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night

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Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

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Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson

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The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

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Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (Full Length)

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Salvador Dali

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Episode Summary

"Caravaggio's Taking of Christ" is episode 2 of Great Art Explained season 2. It aired on February 21, 2021.

Next: E3 · Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights Best of Season 2