LORENZETTI, Pietro
(b. ca. 1280, Siena, d. 1348, Siena)

Capture of Christ

c. 1320
Fresco
Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

The picture shows one of the scenes from the life of Christ painted by Pietro Lorenzetti on the vault of the south arm of the western transept of the Lower Church.

It is a scene of great drama and theatrical disposition, with the crowd rushing in from the rocks on the left and apostles fleeing on the opposite side. The moon disappearing behind the rocks is a moving touch.