The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1618-1620, Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, 1599-1641, 55 7/8 x 44 1/2 in. (141.92 x 113.03 cm) (canvas)70 x 58 x 5 in. (177.8 x 147.32 x 12.7 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Netherlands, 17th century, Looser and less formal than the portraits that made him famous, this work was completed shortly before Van Dyck began a six-year stint in Italy. It follows the biblical description of Jesus Christs betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas, one of Jesus disciples, brings a band of soldiers and religious officers with lanterns, torches, and weapons to arrest Jesus, whom Judas identifies with a kiss.