The Agony in the Garden

c. 1506/1507

Benedetto Montagna

Associated Names
Benedetto Montagna

Artist, Italian, c. 1480 - 1555 or 1558

This is an illustration of a religious scene. The image shows a figure in a robe praying with hands together, looking upwards toward a cloud above, where an angel appears holding a chalice and cross. Three other figures, also robed, are seated around the central figure. In the background, there is a landscape with a building and a tower. The artwork features detailed line work, creating depth and texture. The presence of rocky terrain and sparse vegetation adds to the atmosphere. This illustration likely belongs to a traditional or Renaissance religious art style, given the depiction of biblical themes and detailed shading technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.3 x 15.1 cm (8 3/8 x 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6246

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.181, no. 18, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 244.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.125.

Wikidata ID

Q65019160

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