The Agony in the Garden, 1501 – 1600

Title

The Agony in the Garden

Painter

• Jacopo Bassano succession

Period Produced

• 16th century

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Canvas

Material

• canvas

Technique

• oil

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1926 as a gift from Moritz von Bethmann

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• nocturne

Main Motif

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

Persons Shown

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

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
• 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
• 11I72(JUDAS ISCARIOT) Judas Iscariot (not in biblical context)

Secondary

• 57AA6142 Betrayal
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
• 25H114 low hill country
• 23R14 night