The taking of Christ

                                       The taking of Christ 

Completed around 1602, originally commissioned by the Roman nobleman Ciriaco Mattei, it is housed in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. It depict the arrest of Jesus Christ. Aside from Caravaggio's mastery of lighting , color and shade , the story of the painting's disappearance and recent discovery are notable. Considered lost by the late 18th century, the painting's whereabouts were unknown until 1990, when it was recognized in the residence  of the Society of Jesus in Dublin.Complicating this was the fact that there are at least 12 known copies of "the taking of Christ" in all. There are 7 figures: from left to right we have John,Christ, Judas, 3 soldiers and a man holding a lantern to the scene. They're standing, Judas has just kissed Jesus to identify him to the soldiers. The main light source is not evident but it comes from the upper left.