MAKE A MEME View Large Image French - The Betrayal of Christ - Walters 5310.jpg This fragment of a large French altar frontal shows the Betrayal of Christ by Judas In a dramatic composition with elongated figures typical of the Gothic style Christ is kissed by Judas ...
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Keywords: French - The Betrayal of Christ - Walters 5310.jpg This fragment of a large French altar frontal shows the Betrayal of Christ by Judas In a dramatic composition with elongated figures typical of the Gothic style Christ is kissed by Judas and thus identified for arrest by Roman soldiers At the left of the scene one of Christ's followers cuts off the ear of the high priest's servant an act condemned by Christ with his outstretched hand This gilt copper relief was once attached to a panel that also included areas of enamelwork and was probably made in Limoges a city renowned for enamel and other metalwork from the twelfth century through the end of the Middle Ages This and other scenes would have formed an unusually large altar frontal and the narrative of Christ's sacrifice would have resonated with the central Eucharistic ritual performed at the altar between 1240 1250 Medieval gilded copper with glass cm 34 8 26 7 6 1 accession number 53 10 12119 Henri Daguerre Paris Henry Walters Baltimore 1925 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 4000 Years of Modern Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1953-1957 Treasures from Medieval France The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1966-1967 Enamels of Limoges The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 1996 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet
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