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Documentary examining the story of Caravaggio's masterpiece The Taking of Christ, which disappeared for 200 years, only to be rediscovered in 1990.

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.

1 hour

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samuel 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
Participant Cyril Kent Richardson
Director Ian Michael Jones
Producer Ian Michael Jones
Executive Producer Jeremy Bugler

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