The Betrayal of Christ

Bartolomeo di Tommaso's Betrayal of Christ, painted around 1445 for the Metropolitan Museum, depicts the dramatic moment in Gethsemane when Judas identifies Christ with a kiss. Bartolomeo's treatment of this Passion scene reflects the Umbrian tradition of emotionally direct devotional painting Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship It is now held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with on

The garden scene is filled with a pressing crowd of soldiers and disciples, rendered in Bartolomeo di Tommaso's characteristic expressive style with bold color and the vigorous, somewhat rough figure drawing of the Umbrian school.