Why it matters
Christ is questioned by the High Priest Caiaphas by candlelight shortly before being sentenced to death. Vincenzo Giustiniani commissioned it while Honthorst was working in Rome.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1617.
- Honthorst may have been influenced by Luca Cambiaso and Caravaggio.
- Lucien Bonaparte later owned it.
Based on the Wikipedia article Christ Before the High Priest (CC BY-SA 4.0).
