Agony in the Garden
1515
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (22 × 15.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1968
Accession Number
68.793.37
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albrecht Dürer's *Agony in the Garden* (1515) captures a pivotal moment from the Passion of Christ: Jesus praying in anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane, comforted by an angel amid sleeping disciples, ancient olive trees, and a starry night sky. As a cornerstone of Northern Renaissance art, Dürer, the preeminent German printmaker of his era, infuses the scene with profound emotional depth and spiritual intensity, drawing from biblical accounts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This etching, measuring just 8 11/16 × 6 1/8 inches, showcases Dürer's mastery of the relatively new etching...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...