Judas Iscariot & The Magdalene
'Judas Iscariot & The Magdalene'
Category: Paintings
Artist: Chris Gollon
Subject: Studies Stations of the Cross
Year of Work: 2004
Media: mixed media on canvas
Size: 60" x 48"
£12,000. To purchase this work, or for further information, please contact: IAP Fine Art, London. T: 0844 561 1833.
This painting in art history terms is a very rare image, if not unique, in that it depicts a scene where Judas and the Magdalene are alone with each other. The Magdalene depicted here is the same model Chris Gollon used as the Magdalene in his Stations of the Cross, so this is also a partial study for the Stations.
Chris Gollon has used himself as the model for Judas. The note pinned to the tree has words obscured, but finishes with Sorry, Judas. As men do run in the air when hung, Gollon takes this to the extreme of pathos by his use of cartoon-like running legs. The painting takes partial inspiration from the Bob Dylan lyrics: "I can't think for you/You'll have to decide/Whether Judas Iscariot/Had God on his side.."
Chris Gollon's 'Stations of the Cross' in Church of St John on Bethnal Green, London:
Stations of the Cross (I): Jesus is Condemned to Death (Final Version)
'Stations of the Cross (II): Jesus Takes Up His Cross' (Final Version)
Stations of the Cross (III): Jesus Falls a First Time
'Stations of the Cross (IV): Jesus Meets His Mother' (Final Version)
Stations of the Cross (V): Simon the Cyrenean Helps Jesus'
'Stations of the Cross (VI): Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus'
Stations of the Cross (VII): Jesus Falls A second Time
Stations of the Cross VIII: Jesus Speaks to the Women of Jerusalem
Stations of the Cross IX: Jesus Falls A Third Time
Stations of the Cross (X): Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments
Stations of the Cross XI: Jesus Is Nailed To the Cross
Stations of the Cross XII: Jesus Dies On The Cross
Stations of the Cross XIII: Jesus Is Taken Down from The Cross
