"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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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."
Charles T. Little
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Charles T. Little
Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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French
1264–88