The Agony in the Garden

1512

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Associated Names
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Artist, Netherlandish, 1470 or before - 1533

Doen Pietersz

Printer, Netherlandish, c.1478 - c.1536

This is a drawing of a biblical scene with sleeping figures and an angel. It features a central figure kneeling in prayer, surrounded by a rocky landscape, with several cloaked figures lying on the ground. A detailed depiction of an angel appears on a rocky outcrop, engaging with the kneeling figure. In the background, there are soldiers and natural elements like trees. The line work is intricate, with careful detailing that defines the folds in the clothing, the textures of the rocks, and the expressions or poses of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    diameter: 24.7 cm (9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 23, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1950; gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Saint John's College, Santa Fe, NM, 1971, no catalogue.

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA, 1971, no. 21, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, no. 68.

2019

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Jacob Cornelisz. Compiled by Yvonne Bleyerveld and edited by Huigen Leeflang. Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2019, no. 23.

Inscriptions

right center, in block, on tablet hanging from a tree branch: [artist's monogram]

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65358552

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