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The Taking of Christ

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Last broadcast on Sat, 11 Apr 2009, 19:40 on BBC Two.

Synopsis

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When Caravaggio completed his painting of the betrayal and arrest of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, it became one of the most celebrated masterpieces of its time. But two centuries later, the painting vanished without a trace. The programme tells the enthralling story of the painting and its rediscovery in 1990.

Credits

Presenter
Sam West
Participant
Jonathan Jones
Participant
John T Spike
Participant
Dawson Carr
Participant
Timothy Verdon
Participant
John Gash
Participant
Maurizio Marini
Participant
Rupert Featherstone
Participant
Tobias Capwell
Participant
Pamela M Jones
Participant
Noel Barber
Participant
Sergio Benedetti
Participant
Raymond Keaveney
Participant
Francis Ogilvy
Participant
Michael Clarke
Director
Ian Jones
Producer
Ian Jones
Executive Producer
Jeremy Bugler

Broadcast

  1. Sat 11 Apr 2009
    19:40

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Duration

60 minutes

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