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title: Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12407/relief-of-the-betrayal-and-arrest-of-jesus/
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# Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12407.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12407.jpg)

## Image Caption

Four key events in the final [hours](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horae/) of [Jesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/)’ life are dramatically shown here (from left to right): Peter sheathing his sword after severing the ear of Malchus (seated), the high priest’s servant; Jesus miraculously restoring the ear; Judas betraying Jesus with a kiss; and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) soldiers arresting Jesus. The compression of these events into one scene with its complex interweaving of figural masses creates a powerful sculptural statement. Made in Amiens, Picardy, France, 1264-88 CE Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917 CE

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2020, June 23). Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12407/relief-of-the-betrayal-and-arrest-of-jesus/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 23, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12407/relief-of-the-betrayal-and-arrest-of-jesus/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jun 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12407/relief-of-the-betrayal-and-arrest-of-jesus/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/463973) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/463973). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 23 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.