The Agony in the Garden, 1501

Title

The Agony in the Garden

Painter

• Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar

Predella of the High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church in Frankfurt

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on spruce

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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
• Jesus Christ
• Peter (apostle)
• Saint John the Evangelist
• James the Elder (apostle)
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Mount of Olives
• Gethsemane
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,36-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,32-43
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,39-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 18,1-3

Primary

• 73D312 Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night
• 73D31211 agony of Christ; three (or eleven) apostles sleeping
• 11I72(JUDAS ISCARIOT) Judas Iscariot (not in biblical context)

Secondary

• 57AA6142 Betrayal
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life