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Judas Receiving the Thirty Pieces of Silver
Creator
Simon BeningFlemish Illuminator · 1483–1561
All works by this person →One of the most celebrated painters of Flanders in the 1500s, Simon Bening was hailed by Portuguese art critic Francisco da Hollanda as the greatest master of illumination in all of Europe. In addition to producing books for powerful aristocrats such as Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Bening worked for a group of international royal patrons including Emperor Charles V and Don Fernando, the Infan
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- about 1525–1530
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Judas Iscariot, dressed in blue and yellow robes at the left, secretly meets with the chief priests to name his price for delivering Christ into their hands. Clutching the bag in which he will keep his ill-earned money, Judas emphatically points upward as if attempting to drive the price higher. One of the priests at the table begins to move the silver coins toward the center while another impassively counts out the amount on his fingers. Simon Bening decided to portray the moment of cold financial negotiation, emphasizing Judas's greed. He also painted trompe-l'oeil curtains drawn back to each side, revealing the sordid, behind-the-scenes event to viewers.
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