The Betrayal of Christ

after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641). Oil painting on canvas, The Betrayal of Christ, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). A copy of a sketch for a picture in the Prado. A group of figures including a soldier in armour lunge towards a standing figure. One carries a burning lamp. lit against a dark ground. A figure swoons in the foreground. The figure of Christ on the right, facing, his head slightly inclined to Judas, left, who is about to kiss his cheek. A group of figures, on the left, including a soldier in armour lunge towards the two of them; one caries a burning lamp, lit against a dark ground. A figure of Malchus lies on the floor in the foreground on the left, above him is Peter bending over him striking off his ear. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)