The Taking of Christ
E66937
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Taking of Christ canonical | 2 |
| The Taking of Christ (painting) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taking of Christ Context triple: [Caravaggio, notableWork, The Taking of Christ]
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A.
Burial of Jesus
The Burial of Jesus refers to the New Testament account of Jesus’ body being placed in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea after his crucifixion, an event central to Christian beliefs about his death and resurrection.
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B.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
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C.
Trial of Jesus
The Trial of Jesus refers to the series of Jewish and Roman legal proceedings that led to Jesus of Nazareth’s condemnation and crucifixion, as recounted in the New Testament.
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D.
Fidelis ad Mortem
Fidelis ad Mortem is the Latin motto of the New York City Police Department, expressing a commitment to remain faithful unto death.
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E.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taking of Christ Target entity description: The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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A.
Burial of Jesus
The Burial of Jesus refers to the New Testament account of Jesus’ body being placed in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea after his crucifixion, an event central to Christian beliefs about his death and resurrection.
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B.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
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C.
Trial of Jesus
The Trial of Jesus refers to the series of Jewish and Roman legal proceedings that led to Jesus of Nazareth’s condemnation and crucifixion, as recounted in the New Testament.
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D.
Fidelis ad Mortem
Fidelis ad Mortem is the Latin motto of the New York City Police Department, expressing a commitment to remain faithful unto death.
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E.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key example of Baroque tenebrism
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major work of Caravaggio ⓘ |
| artist | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel narrative of the arrest of Jesus
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New Testament ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGI.4532 ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Ireland collection ⓘ |
| colorPalette | dark, subdued tones with sharp highlights ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ciriaco Mattei ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1602 ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
crowded foreground figures
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dramatic contrasts of light and dark ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| depicts |
Arrest of Jesus
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Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ Judas Iscariot ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| discovered | 1990 ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | Jesuit residence in Dublin ⓘ |
| feature |
emotional realism
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intense chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart | self-portrait of Caravaggio as a lantern-bearing figure ⓘ |
| iconography |
armored soldiers with spears and helmets
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kiss of Judas ⓘ |
| inception | 1602 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Counter-Reformation religious art ⓘ |
| lighting | single strong light source ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dublin
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Ireland ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Ireland ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| movementDepicted | moment of Christ’s seizure ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Caravaggio’s Roman period works ⓘ |
| style | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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sacrifice ⓘ suffering of Christ ⓘ violence and spirituality ⓘ |
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Subject: The Taking of Christ Description of subject: The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Taking of Christ (painting)