The Agony in the Garden
Date15th Century
Object PlaceSiena, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumTempera on panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions25 1/4 × 19 1/4 inches (64.14 × 48.9 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund
Object number53.270
DescriptionChrist and His apostles are shown in the garden of Gethsemene. At the right, Christ, kneeling, rejects the cup offered to Him by an angel while His apostles sleep, center and left. In the background, Judas leads the soldiers toward Christ. Nighttime setting with one tree and a large rock at either side.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Paintings, Gallery 1
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Lady Catherine Ashburnham, Ashburnham Place, Battle,
Sussex
15th Century
15th Century
1450/1455
c. 1500
15th Century
15th Century
1450/1475