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

Master of the Middle Rhine ca. 1420

Agony in the Garden and Arrest of Christ

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Master of the Middle Rhine ca. 1420

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

Dimensions: 91.2 x 73.9 x min. 0.8 cm
maximum depth: 0.8 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on fir

Inventory Number: HM 2

Acquisition: On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 3

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Focus on Frankfurt

01:15

Work Data

Basic Information

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

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

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

Iconclass

Primary

73D312Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night
73D31211agony 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
11CGod the Father
11G1925angel(s) with chalice
73D313the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ
73D314the arrest of Christ ~ Garden of Gethsemane
22C311nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things

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