Plot: When Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio completed his portrayal of Christ's betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane in 1602, the image became one of the most celebrated paintings of the age. Two centuries later, however, this most radical of religious images had apparently vanished from the face of the earth, leading it to become known as Caravaggio's lost masterpiece

The Private Life Of A Masterpiece - Season 8 - Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ (Episode 1)
Episode Aired On:
Saturday, April 11 2009
16 years ago
Saturday, April 11 2009
16 years ago
Genres: Documentary
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