The Agony in the Garden, ca. 1440

Title

The Agony in the Garden

Painter

• Master of the Friedrich Altar workshop

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed media on limewood, original reverse

Material

• limewood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1923

Genre

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

Main Motif

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

Persons Shown

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

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

Primary

• 73D312 Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night
• 73D31211 agony of Christ; three (or eleven) apostles sleeping
• 11H(PETER) the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara
• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11H(JAMES THE GREAT) the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword

Secondary

• 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things
• 25G3 trees
• 25H112 rocks