This relief of Jesus' final hours changed how sculptures tell stories

"Amongst the violence and the chaos, you have to dissect the beauty and the tranquility that’s taking place here."

"Amongst the violence and the chaos, you have to dissect the beauty and the tranquility that's taking place here.'"

Curator Charles Little on "Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus."

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Photography by Karin L. Willis

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Charles T. Little
Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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