Agony in the Garden and Arrest of Christ, ca. 1420

Title

Agony in the Garden and Arrest of Christ

Painter

• Master of the Middle Rhine ca. 1420

Altar

Crucifixion Altarpiece, so-called St. Peter’s Church Altarpiece

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on fir

Material

• fir

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Inschrift auf Petrus Nimbus [SANCT]US PETRUS
Inschrift auf Johannes Nimbus IOHANNES
Inschrift auf Jakobus d. Ä. Nimbus SANCT[US] IACOBUS MINOR

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• God the Father
• James the Elder (apostle)
• Jesus Christ
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Malchus
• Peter (apostle)
• Gethsemane
• Mount of Olives
• angel
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• God the Father
• Saint James the Greater
• Jesus Christ
• John the Evangelist
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Malchus
• Peter (apostle)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,36-44
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,32-39
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,39-45
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 18,1-11
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,47-52
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,43-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,47-51

Primary

• 73D312 Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night
• 73D31211 agony of Christ; three (or eleven) apostles sleeping
• 11H(JAMES THE GREAT) the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword
• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11H(PETER) the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara
• 11C God the Father
• 11G1925 angel(s) with chalice
• 73D313 the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ
• 73D314 the arrest of Christ ~ Garden of Gethsemane
• 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things