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A little bit of history Date: 1602 Located in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. Caravaggio’s painting is a vivid portrait of one of the first scenes of Christ’s Passion. It depicts the moment when Judas betrays Jesus by pointing Him out to the Pharisees’ soldiers with a kiss.   Saint John (the figure on the left) runs away from the scene in...

Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio Source A little bit of history Date: 1601 - 1602 Located in Sanssouci's Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany After the Resurrection, Christ appeared among His apostles, but Saint Thomas was absent on this occasion. He doubts that Christ really appeared among them and challenges the Apostles with a skeptical answer: "Unless I see the nail marks in his...