Curator’s inspection
The Kiss of Judas

Move across the painting — or drag on touch — to study brushwork and craquelure through the curator’s loupe.

The Kiss of Judas

Christ and Judas lock eyes inside a yellow cloak while torches and spears bristle against the sky.

Part of Giotto's cycle covering the chapel walls, a turning point toward naturalism in Western art.

Enrico Scrovegni commissioned the chapel partly in expiation of his father's usury.

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Public domain work; reproduction licence as listed at source.

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