The Agony in the Garden

The Agony in the Garden

Depicts a moment from the final days of the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus is shown praying in the Garden of Gethsemane prior to his capture and crucifixion. In the Passion narrative, which is the name given to the story of Jesus' sacrifice, Jesus laments in the garden over the pain and suffering he knows he will soon undergo.

Formerly a portion of the base/predella of the Colonna Altarpiece. This is an Oil on Wood painting characterized by soft brush strokes.

Raphael

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Williams, Robert. Raphael and the Redefinition of Art in Renaissance Italy. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

ca. 1504

Public Domain

Painting

9 1/2 × 11 3/8 in.