The Arrest of Christ, c. 1530 - c. 1550
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The Arrest of Christ

Also titled De gevangenneming van Christus

c. 1530 - c. 1550

Medium
panel, oil paint (paint)
Classification
painting
Dimensions
support: height 51.2 cm x width 80.8 cm
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

De gevangenneming van Christus bij het licht van een brandende toorts. Rechts de worsteling tussen Petrus en Malchus, naast Christus de kop van Judas. Hieromheen drie andere figuren, de man links trekt zijn zwaard.