Keywords: Masters of Dirc van Delf (Dutch, active about 1400 - about 1410) - The Betrayal of Christ - Google Art Project.jpg Within the shallow almost claustrophobic space of this miniature Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss a pre-arranged signal that alerts the Roman soldiers to Jesus' identity On the left the apostle Peter raises his sword to cut off the Roman soldier Malchus's ear Clad in bright green this small figure falls awkwardly to the ground before Jesus On the right soldiers muscle in to arrest Jesus Pushing gesturing soldiers on one side and Peter's upraised sword on the other overlap the image's frame The artist crowded the composition in this way to heighten the scene's emotion and tension Collapsed at the miniature's bottom edge the figure of Malchus plays an important role extending the pictorial space into the unpainted margin and drawing the viewer into the painting in this tiny book active about 1400 - about 1410 6826219 Masters of Dirc van Delf Dutch Dutch /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-betrayal-of-christ-masters-of-dirc-van-delf-dutch-active-about-1400-about-1410/6826218/ Masters of Dirc van Delf Dutch active about 1400 - about 1410 illuminator /artist/masters-of-dirc-van-delf/6826221/ 6826221 /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 1 42 43 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-betrayal-of-christ-masters-of-dirc-van-delf-dutch-active-about-1400-about-1410/6826218/ 1405 about 1405 - 1410 Betrayal of Christ Saint Peter Judas Iscariot Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment 165 6826218 True 1410 3/25/2012 9 58 17 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj1904 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 1904 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1400 1420 Utrecht Netherlands Creation w117 x h165 cm about 1405 - 1410 False 0 689453125 Part the-betrayal-of-christ-masters-of-dirc-van-delf-dutch-active-about-1400-about-1410 The Betrayal of Christ b 117 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment Betrayal of Christ Saint Peter Judas Iscariot http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id VgEOB6sDJzM4iw PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by Masters of Dirc van Delf MS 40 Getty museum - Book of Hours by Masters of Dirc van Delf Miniatures of the capture of Jesus Christ |