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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