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Ian MacGillivrays' version of The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio
![Caravaggio taking of Christ](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_115c3199b8a6407798653d8913c0f433~mv2_d_4044_3197_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_781,h_498,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_115c3199b8a6407798653d8913c0f433~mv2_d_4044_3197_s_4_2.jpg)
Recently completed project of a three quarter size version of - The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio.
The original painting was exhibited as part of an exhibition at The National Gallery, London in 2016/17 and is now back in the permanent collection in The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
![Caravaggio painting taking of Christ](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_d3bc54c915e24c4e9e0c5bed78782154~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_781,h_483,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_d3bc54c915e24c4e9e0c5bed78782154~mv2.jpg)
![Caravaggio taking of Christ sketch](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_2b7044e507244f3ab90fd4d9a6298fcb~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_1,y_0,w_1022,h_768/fill/w_389,h_292,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_2b7044e507244f3ab90fd4d9a6298fcb~mv2.jpg)
![Caravaggio taking of Christ study](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_e894a0afb8284db8aa48bb0f603dcaad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_377,h_283,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_e894a0afb8284db8aa48bb0f603dcaad~mv2.jpg)
A Field of Maize
A composite work comprising of fifty two plein air paintings made through the course of a year.
One painting per week from a fixed position looking north east at midday
![Ian MacGillivray painting A field of Maize](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_00177f4de3544a6b824a088d423cdce9~mv2_d_7200_1947_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_781,h_211,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_00177f4de3544a6b824a088d423cdce9~mv2_d_7200_1947_s_2.jpg)
Size 29 x 107" Oil on Linen Laid on Panel
A short film - A Field of Maize
A Year on The Hill
A collection of twelve paintings each representing a month in the year.
The project narrates the considerable variation in deer behaviour and habitat through the seasons.
![January](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_abff1e3ab7644e049a6604d18919c2d0.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_646,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_abff1e3ab7644e049a6604d18919c2d0.jpg)
January
![February](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_c6d4bd0974694bda961d83844ad8eb25.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_650,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_c6d4bd0974694bda961d83844ad8eb25.jpg)
February
![March](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_37354b85dd2a4f729989cfd98fefca75.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_650,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_37354b85dd2a4f729989cfd98fefca75.jpg)
March
![April](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_de95680ee9db4cdc9edea437edab7abe.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_650,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_de95680ee9db4cdc9edea437edab7abe.jpg)
April
![May](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_ce1573b05a1545c482705b439dddc11c.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_649,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_ce1573b05a1545c482705b439dddc11c.jpg)
May
![June](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_cbc53bef3cea440983c3e8d4f5e0d81b.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_652,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_cbc53bef3cea440983c3e8d4f5e0d81b.jpg)
June
![July](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_bbf71b19d35d432aa3462dd752966dba.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_647,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_bbf71b19d35d432aa3462dd752966dba.jpg)
July
![August](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_cdd2a0f7050a47c2b772873fc85d78a6.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_649,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_cdd2a0f7050a47c2b772873fc85d78a6.jpg)
August
![September](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_af0dbc884aef43fdb6ca00ce5ba90ffa.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_647,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_af0dbc884aef43fdb6ca00ce5ba90ffa.jpg)
September
![October](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_ee3528fe58494c3fbff92bd7f5f19831.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_ee3528fe58494c3fbff92bd7f5f19831.jpg)
October
![November](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_3b4ebe0eedb64b5092a5af4ef308988c.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_3b4ebe0eedb64b5092a5af4ef308988c.jpg)
November
![December](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7bc7a2_97b7165cbfb9461b9f96d0cccf1f8417.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/7bc7a2_97b7165cbfb9461b9f96d0cccf1f8417.jpg)
December
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