The painting, which unifies elements from texts in the bible related to the scene of the agony in the garden, depicts Christ in the centre, kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane. A chalice accompanied by an angel appears to him while he prays filled with fear. Three apostles sleep in
The painting, which unifies elements from texts in the bible related to the scene of the agony in the garden, depicts Christ in the centre, kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane. A chalice accompanied by an angel appears to him while he prays filled with fear. Three apostles sleep in the foreground. Jacob - between Peter and John - folds his hands in prayer.
[see Elke A. Werner, Exhib. Cat. Berlin 2009, 214-215, No. IV.15]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 2009, 214-215, No. IV.15] |
- Production date
- about 1537
Production date
about 1537 | [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 2009, 214-215, No. IV.15] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 150.2 x 113.4 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 150.2 x 113.4 cm
[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 2009, 214-215, No. IV.15]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the stone underneath Christ: serpent (with dropped wings) and date '1537'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia on the stone underneath Christ: serpent (with dropped wings) and date '1537'
- Inscriptions and Labels
recto: bottom left: '624' (probably old Inventory)
verso:
top left, label:
'Staatliche Museen Berlin - Gemäldegalerie
Inv.Nr. I. 642
Kat.Nr. …Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
recto: bottom left: '624' (probably old Inventory)
verso:
top left, label:
'Staatliche Museen Berlin - Gemäldegalerie
Inv.Nr. I. 642
Kat.Nr. 580
L. Cranach d. Ä.'
Below, label:
'Verwaltung der Schlösser u. Gärten Berlin
Kat.Nr. 11426
Lucas Cranach
Christus am Ölberg'
Right centre, seal:
'Koenigliche Museen Berlin'
Below, black stamp: 'I.642'
Bottom left and right, labels:
'Gen. Kat.
No. 11425'
Right below, label:
'KNr. 580
Inv. I/642'
[Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, revised 2010]
- Owner
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
- Repository
- Grunewald hunting lodge
- Location
- Grunewald
- CDA ID
- DE_smbGG_580
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR369
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_smbGG_580/