Positioned to the left of the composition Christ kneels on a circular rocky plateau in the garden of Gethsemane awaiting the agony of the Passion. Full of fear he looks up to an angel who descends, bearing the chalice Jesus refers to in Matthew 26, 42 when he asked his
Positioned to the left of the composition Christ kneels on a circular rocky plateau in the garden of Gethsemane awaiting the agony of the Passion. Full of fear he looks up to an angel who descends, bearing the chalice Jesus refers to in Matthew 26, 42 when he asked his father to let it pass him by. The sleeping apostles occupy the foreground on the right hand side, while in the background the soldiers led by Judas - wearing a yellow robe - can be seen entering the garden through the gate.
[cda 2020]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attributions
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Letter from Neumeister, Munich, to D. Koepplin, 02.11.2000; Koepplin Archive] |
| Lucas Cranach the Younger | [Letter from D. Koepplin to Neumeister, Munich, 28.11.2000; Koepplin Archive] |
- Production date
- 1546
Production date
| 1546 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 61.7 x 89.2 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 61.7 x 89.2 cm
[Letter from Neumeister, Munich to D. Koepplin, 02.11.2000; Koepplin Archive]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the rock behind Christ, at the centre: serpent with dropped wings, facing left and dated '1546'; in yellow paint
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the rock behind Christ, at the centre: serpent with dropped wings, facing left and dated '1546'; in yellow paint
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P432
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P432/