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The Passion: The Betrayal of Christ

Hieronymus Wierix

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a crowd of men in armor with weapons surrounding a central figure with long hair and a halo. The central figure has one hand on the chest of a man on the ground. The men surrounding the central figure are holding torches, pitchforks, and swords. The man on the ground appears to be on his back with his legs bent and feet flat on the ground. He is shirtless. At the bottom of the image is a block of italicized text in a foreign language.

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575 × 893 px
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