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Episode Details: Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ
Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ
Series: The Private Life of a Masterpiece
Season: Season 8
Episode Number: 1
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Duration: 50 min
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. This documentary tells the story of the painting and its dramatic rediscovery in 1990.