Holy Week in Art: Judas Plots to Betray Jesus
On the third day of Holy Week, Judas Iscariot negotiates with the Sanhedrin to hand Jesus over.
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. They were delighted and agreed to give him money. He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
Luke 22:1-6
Artworks on this page, from the top:
Lippo Memi (Italian, 1291-1356). Betrayal of Jesus (detail), c. 1340. Fresco. Collegiate Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano, Italy.
Giotto (Italian 1267-1337). Betrayal of Jesus, circa 1305. Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy.
Lippo Memi (Italian, 1291-1356). Betrayal of Jesus, c. 1340. Fresco. Collegiate Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano, Italy.
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