The Taking of the Stripy One

A bunch of Zebra soldiers gather up and suddenly rush in on the stripy one, they want to detain him as they don't like the message he's spreading around the town about the crystal ball, and what he's seen. He knows too much and he knows that the emperor will not allow this. This piece is a special one, based off 'The Capture of Christ' by the great painter, Caravaggio. This is one of my favourite paintings of all time, I seen this painting when I was just young and the colours, the layout and the chiaroscuro, it all instantly made me fall in love with art and it is one of the reasons I still do art to this day. It is on display in the National Gallery of Ireland... I wonder what will happ...View all