“The Passion of the Lord in gray tones” are considered one of the main creations of Hans Holbein the Elder. The cycle was named after the gray monochrome color scheme, made in the grisaille technique, imitating a sculpture. These are 12 paintings about the last episodes of Christ’s earthly life.
Painting “The Kiss of Judas”, in its basis – the plot of the evangelical history. Judas Iscariot – one of the disciples of Jesus Christ – betrayed him, pointed him to the guard, kissed him at night in the Garden of Gethsemane after praying for the cup. The kiss of Judah belongs to the number of the Passion of Christ in Christianity and follows immediately after the Gethsemane prayer of Jesus.
The kiss of Judas became an idiom, which denotes the highest degree of treachery and betrayal. The arrest of Jesus Christ is reported by all four Evangelists Mark, Luke, Matthew, John.
Here is how it is written about the arrest of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew:
“… Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a multitude of people with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.” And he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, “Whom I shall kiss, that is he, take him.” , immediately coming to Jesus, said: “Rejoice, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
In that hour Jesus said to the people: “As if you went out with swords and staves to take me with a sword and staves, every day I sat with you in the temple, and you did not take Me.” This was all so that the writings of the prophets will be fulfilled. ” Then all the disciples, leaving Him, fled. And those who took Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders assembled. “
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