Who created "Christ in the Garden of Olives"?

Christ in the Garden of Olives was created by Gerrit van Honthorst in 1615/35.

When was "Christ in the Garden of Olives" created?

This artwork was created 1615/35.

Christ in the Garden of Olives

Q: What medium is "Christ in the Garden of Olives"?

Christ in the Garden of Olives is Black chalk, brush and gray wash, and pen and brown ink, heightened with white chalk, with traces of graphite, on gray-brown laid paper, incised with a stylus for transfer.

Gerrit van Honthorst

1615/35

Medium

Black chalk, brush and gray wash, and pen and brown ink, heightened with white chalk, with traces of graphite, on gray-brown laid paper, incised with a stylus for transfer

Dimensions

31.2 × 23.3 cm (12 5/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

Classification

chalk

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

227319

About the Artist

Gerrit van Honthorst · 1592–1656

The most well-known painter of the Utrecht Caravaggists, he is famed for his night scenes and dramatic lighting; later in his career he was in demand as a portraitist.

Christ in the Garden of Olives

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