The Agony in the Garden

c. 1490

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a religious scene. A person in a brown robe is kneeling and looking upwards toward a golden chalice above a rock. Surrounding the kneeling figure, there are three other figures sitting in a semi-circle, each with yellow halos. The style is reminiscent of a medieval woodcut, with vivid colors, a green ground, and a tree in the background. The landscape is simple and stylized, with a blue sky and wooden fence in the distance. The figures and objects are stylized in a way typical of religious art from this period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5321

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber Manuel, no. 3448

  • Series Title

    Twenty-Eight Scenes from a Passion Series

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • The Story of Medicine in Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, 1953, no. 245.

Bibliography

1911

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur metal au XVe siecle. 5 vols.Berlin and Leipzig, 1891-1910.

Wikidata ID

Q65018759

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