The Passion
The entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the agony in the garden and the trial before Pilate — the last days of Holy Week.
11 moments in this segment.
- — The Kiss of Judas. Judas betrays Christ with a kiss, in Giotto's face-to-face confrontation at Padua. (Giotto, c. 1305)
- — The Entry into Jerusalem. Christ rides into Jerusalem to shouts of Hosanna, in Giotto's fresco in the Arena Chapel, Padua. (Giotto, c. 1305)
- — The Flagellation of Christ. Christ is scourged, in Piero della Francesca's coolly geometric and mysterious panel. (Piero della Francesca, c. 1460)
- — The Agony in the Garden. Christ prays in Gethsemane as his disciples sleep, in Mantegna's stony, visionary panel. (Andrea Mantegna, c. 1460)
- — The Last Supper. Christ shares the Passover meal and foretells his betrayal, in Leonardo da Vinci's mural in Milan. (Leonardo da Vinci, 1495–1498)
- — Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet. At the Last Supper Christ kneels to wash his disciples' feet, in Tintoretto's canvas. (Tintoretto, c. 1548)
- — The Cleansing of the Temple. Christ drives the money-changers from the Temple, in El Greco's swirling composition. (El Greco, c. 1600)
- — The Taking of Christ. Soldiers seize Christ in the dark garden, in Caravaggio's electric, torch-lit canvas. (Caravaggio, c. 1602)
- — The Crowning with Thorns. Soldiers press a crown of thorns onto Christ's head, in a Caravaggio-influenced canvas. (Caravaggio, c. 1607)
- — Ecce Homo. Pilate presents the crowned and beaten Christ to the crowd — 'Behold the man' — here by Antonio Ciseri. (Antonio Ciseri, 1871)
- — Christ before Pilate. The Roman governor questions Christ, in Munkácsy's vast 19th-century canvas. (Mihály Munkácsy, 1881)
