The Agony in the Garden

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing featuring angels and light beams. The scene includes a figure holding a cross surrounded by swirling clouds and radiant light. In the foreground, there are figures kneeling and lying on the ground. On the right side, there is a tree bent in the wind, and in the background, there is a structure with a fence and gate. The detailed lines and shading convey both the intensity of the heavenly vision and the serenity of the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.6 × 7.1 cm (3 3/8 × 2 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.525

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 539, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Small Passion [Lieure 537-548]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65509406

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