30.3.13

Judas kiss


Judas gave Jesus Christ the kiss of betrayal on the face, as a way to point out to the Roman military the right person to arrest.

Judas deu na face de Jesus Cristo o beijo da traição, modo de assinalar às forças militares Romanas a pessoa a prender.

Unknown French miniaturist (active Normandy ca 1180)-'Judas' kiss'-illumination on parchment-ca 1180    The Hague-Den Haag Ms KB 76 F 13, fol.21v (the Fécamp Psalter)

Unknown miniaturist (13th century)-'the betrayal of Christ'-miniature    New York-Pierpoint Morgan Library (M 102, fol. 52)

Unknown miniaturist (14th century)-'the treason of Judas'-miniature-ca 1385    Paris-BNF latin 18014, fol. 76 (Les petites heures de Jean de Berry or Horae ad usum Parisiensem)

Unknown miniaturist (14th century)-'the arrest of Christ'-miniature-ca 1380    Paris-BNF NAL 3093, fol. 181 (très belles heures de Notre Dame de Jean de Berry)

Unknown miniaturist (13th century)-'kiss of Judas'-miniature    Oxford-Bodleian Library Laud. Lat. 15, fol. 35v (Book of Hours. Use of Sarum)

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